golden calf
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"Let me say this plainly: this is not a golden calf," he said later that night on X, referring to the Old Testament idol that famously made Moses irate after he received the Commandments.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
Meanwhile, in the rest of Australia, the fate of the golden calf remains an obsession.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2023
Biblically, the golden calf narrative ends when Moses descends from the mountain and sees his people worshipping the idol.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2020
Méphistophélès' acid remarks about the dominance of "the golden calf" are soon proved true when money begins to rain down from the skies and Lillevan's screens are filled with whirling roulette wheels, Vegas-style.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 14, 2012
Trotter sucked in her breath and glowered down at her like Moses at the Israelites’ golden calf.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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