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elf

[elf] / ɛlf /
NOUN
small, fairytale character
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Entertainment groups representing big-ticket artists like BTS are suing the sellers of counterfeit merchandise ranging from an Ozzy Osbourne Christmas elf to $30 Lady Gaga candles.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Sharon Osbourne’s son, Jack, was scrolling online last November when he came across a website selling a Christmas elf with the face of his father, Ozzy Osbourne.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

It’s shifted over the years — there were stilt walkers for a bit, and Sawdust’s historical site notes there was once a mascot in “Jelf,” part jester, part elf.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2025

“We’re in an elf rally, but we’re on our way to a Santa Claus rally,” said Chris Hyzy of Bank of America Private Bank during an interview Wednesday with CNBC.

From Barron's Dec. 4, 2025

“That wasn’t at all the greeting I was expecting,” Werfel the Archivist, peering down at the fallen elf.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

She was alive to folklore that told of fairies and elves and the lingering dead.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Some of my favorite comics are also experts on elves and superheroes.

From Salon Apr. 2, 2026

You can watch our soldiers rappel out of one of the Seahawks just like Santa’s elves.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2025

"All the other children were dressed as elves," she said.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2025

In those days there were two dark elves who lived in a fortress by the sea.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman




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