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Frankenstein

[frang-kuhn-stahyn] / ˈfræŋ kənˌstaɪn /


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Flatworms are highly effective at rebuilding their own bodies, but these fused "Frankenstein" worms rejected tissue from unrelated individuals.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Ward added that “I’d rather drink full-sugar, Mexican Coke or, shock, Pepsi Zero, than allow the soulless Frankenstein monster known as Diet Coke to pass my lips.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

At 47, Star Wars and Frankenstein actor Isaac, who has previously starred with Mulligan in Drive and Inside Llewyn Davis, qualifies as Gen X.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2026

Guillermo del Toro, the director of "Frankenstein," which will compete for the best picture Oscar on Sunday, is notoriously anti-AI, insisting he would "rather die" than use it.

From Barron's Mar. 10, 2026

“I’ll admit that this Frankenstein Complex you’re exhibiting has a certain justification—hence the First Law in the first place. But the Law, I repeat and repeat, has not been removed—merely modified.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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