minion
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In the documentary “David Foster: Off the Record,” he remembers sending a minion to the store to get Parton’s track; they came back with Ronstadt’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
As was the lesson of “Saltburn,” never antagonize a minion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
The franchise's third film caused chaos in UK cinemas back in 2022, and the boss of animator Illumination introduced some new characters entering the minion world.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2024
The Donna Karan reps at her New Jersey warehouse were astonished that I was the one climbing ladders and unzipping garment bags, and not some minion.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2023
He was the boss's minion, without backbone or intelligence.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
Henry Ford’s minions left nothing to chance, cheating in ways large and small and leaving the winner in dispute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Unfortunately, rebuilding the agency will not be nearly as easy as it was for Musk and his minions to tear it down.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
It’s not just that he went on Truth Social on Saturday and ordered his minions to “not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein.”
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2025
The spy ring referred to themselves as the "minions", inspired by the yellow sidekicks of the villain Gru in the Despicable Me children's film franchise.
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
With one of the Wicked Queen’s minions, anything could be waiting for them.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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Metamorphosis
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