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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

Jacob Elordi, who plays Cassie's husband Nate, was nominated for an Oscar this year for playing the monster in Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.

From BBC Apr. 8, 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

Would they turn on him like the villagers in that movie about Frankenstein?

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer




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