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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

Czubek poses the relationship between Nabwana and Hofmanis as an artistic roller coaster: They’re either gleefully collaborating on script ideas for a cannibal movie or having a falling out over the direction of the studio.

From New York Times Jul. 6, 2023

Because like the cannibal girls, the song and its singer/songwriter have been terribly misunderstood.

From Salon Mar. 27, 2023

So did the fate of the cannibal book, and the moon-cursed Ashtons, and perhaps the Incorrigibles, too.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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

As they do so, like Sara, seeking a “defining moment” they might morph into news cannibals.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2025

“They never found the body because there used to be — there were a lot of cannibals for real in that part of New Guinea,” Biden said, referring to the country’s main island.

From Seattle Times Apr. 21, 2024

Not a few prehistoric finds have been attributed, evocatively if not accurately, to the work of ancient cannibals.

From New York Times Jul. 1, 2023

“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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