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gremlin

[grem-lin] / ˈgrɛm lɪn /
NOUN
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They meanwhile found that mentions of "gremlin" rose by 52%.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

“I’m calling it a little gremlin in my ribcage,” Turner joked.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2022

The title characters have classic toon precedent — remember the maladroit elves in Tex Avery’s 1950 “The Peachy Cobbler,” or the gremlin in that Bugs Bunny cartoon?

From New York Times Jun. 30, 2022

But if you are plant-based and seeking to appease the dopamine gremlin in your brain with a quick hit, then these KFC Beyond nuggets are worth a try.

From Salon Feb. 12, 2022

Seven was almost positive Valley was a cuco or, at the very least, part gremlin.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

In a blog post titled “Where the goblins came from,” it said that a safety researcher had flagged several mentions of goblins and gremlins while testing a model released in November.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

OpenAI said it first noticed increased mentions of goblins, gremlins and other creatures after the launch of GPT-5.1 in November.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

As mechanized as a race — or a movie — can feel, success or failure hinge on the human element, the hero battling the gremlins in the machine.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2025

Or might the notoriously finicky electrical systems in British vehicles bedevil these vehicles with compounded gremlins?

From New York Times Apr. 21, 2022

She held up a picture of Pandora opening up the box and a whole shebang of gremlins floating out.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech




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