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beast

[beest] / bist /


NOUN
coarse, crude, or cruel person
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The beast and the retired command sergeant major know each other better than they know anyone else, and they don’t particularly need anyone else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

And so, on a late morning in late August, I buzzed the seventh floor and rode the elevator straight into the belly of the beast.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

"AI is here. We unleashed the beast," said Maliyka Muhammad, a 46-year-old analyst for New York State, who thinks "a consortium of people" would be best to regulate it.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Hull will be quite happy to be the beast, but there are some games where that won't work.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

On the last circle the beast caught him a glancing blow with one of its back hoofs and sent him sprawling.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Industry big beasts Christian Dior and Saint Laurent will send their models out on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Homeowners spend thousands to ward off the pantry-raiding, toothpaste-sniffing beasts, exposing a rift among volunteer groups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Neill’s penchant for the weird and abstract allowed him to use his unique features and distinct, gravelly voice to create characters who were as devilishly memorable as the beasts they went up against.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

Instead of a budget rampaging out of control, it’s the beasts themselves, particularly Irene, a stunning creation that resembles a glop of marmalade with eyeballs bubbling up to the surface.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

The fungi were far too elusive, the giant beasts too ferocious.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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