gangly
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And in 2018, another "creepypasta" about gangly, besuited monster "Slender Man" was turned into a feature film that raked in $50 million worldwide.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
"He was very gangly and geeky," recalled Pickering - who had a major musical career of his own with M People and as a DJ, which is recounted in his new book Manchester Must Dance.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
“I want to devote my entire life to military service,” the gangly teen told The Wall Street Journal last spring as he prepared to take his oath of service at a base in east Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
The poinsettias we buy today are significantly different from the tall, gangly plants botanist Joel Roberts Poinsett discovered in Mexico in 1825, after he became that country’s first U.S. ambassador.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
He was with Bilal, Jawad Sahib’s gangly servant.
From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed
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