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cannibal

[kan-uh-buhl] / ˈkæn ə bəl /


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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

There wasn’t no time to stare into that hole in the sky like Captain Cat and her cannibal crew, or all our sails would be torn to shreds and the masts snapped in two.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee



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