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dinosaur

[dahy-nuh-sawr] / ˈdaɪ nəˌsɔr /




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There was a genuine thrill seeing a dinosaur appear in “The End of Oak Street.”

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

“Anne Hathaway being in it was what initially interested me . . . and then the reveal of the dinosaur aspect got my full attention.”

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

On X, the dinosaur fandom is just as active — only with fewer guardrails.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

“I’ve been interested in dinosaurs since my father brought home a ‘Jurassic Park’ CD when I was two years old,” Raunak Choudhury, an active member of the dinosaur communities online, tells me.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Unfortunately it emerged that another dinosaur had been found at a quarry in Oxfordshire and had just been formally described–by the Reverend Buckland, the very man who had urged him not to work in haste.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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