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Frankenstein

[frang-kuhn-stahyn] / ˈfræŋ kənˌstaɪn /


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“What I would say to those people: If you’re building Frankenstein, stop. If the cat is out of the bag, then build the defensive mechanism against Frankenstein.”

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

As the bestseller “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies” pointed out last year, the companies creating these digital Frankenstein monsters don’t even know how they operate.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

That means avoiding “pointers,” wordings that could lead to multiple correct responses, and “traps,” such as referring to a creepy scientist from Gothic literature other than Victor Frankenstein.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

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

There was going to be a battle something like if Godzilla met King Kong, or if Frankenstein met Dracula, or like when champion wresder Bobo Brazil meets the Sheik!

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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