cannibal
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These cannibal dads had bulging bellies and a tendency to regurgitate the eggs when handled, the team reported in the American Naturalist.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 1, 2023
When we left our cannibal teen soccer players and their adult counterparts on “Yellowjackets,” things were getting deliciously deranged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2023
The pilot ends by returning to the cannibal scene with a reveal reminiscent of a ’90s record-scratch freeze frame — the ol’ “I bet you’re wondering how I got here.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2023
Because like the cannibal girls, the song and its singer/songwriter have been terribly misunderstood.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2023
“Perhaps Edward Ashton is trying to visibilize the cannibal book himself,” Penelope thought.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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As a young man, by his account, he smuggled diamonds, oversaw coconut plantations, dynamited fish, captained schooners and hunted killer cannibals in the New Guinea jungle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Mencken remarked on the politician who had some cannibals among his constituents that “he would promise them missionaries for dinner.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
What makes “Heated Rivalry” so special is that its queer characters are allowed to embrace joy and take their time to develop a connection without deadly viruses and cannibals at their door.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026
The U.S. government’s record of service members missing in action does not attribute Finnegan’s death to hostilities nor does it indicate that cannibals were a factor.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
“Pardon me, Lumawoo: If Defoe is real, and Crusoe is pretend, are cannibals real or pretend?”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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