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monster

[mon-ster] / ˈmɒn stər /


NOUN
unnatural being
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A monster that discovers he cannot be “broken.”

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

The image is at once hokey and compelling, suggesting in unwieldy terms that the monster Hansen has been chasing is like a Hydra: cut off its head, and it’ll regenerate with two more.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

The New Orleans Saints just fell short after a monster comeback in Detroit last week, but went one better this week by upsetting Lamar Jackson's Baltimore Ravens 24-17 in their home opener.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Stay for ’90s heartthrob Josh Hartnett, who stars as a grizzled fisherman whose town is beset by a sea monster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

The monster holds his own for a little while.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Naftali Bennett, a former prime minister who has denounced Netanyahu for not preventing the attack, joined mourners at Nova to remember the attack by the "monsters" three years ago.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Lee produced last year’s $960 million grossing “A Minecraft Movie” and has success this weekend with “Resident Evil,” based on the Japanese horror game about a virus that causes people to transform into monsters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Last week’s calls from inside the house that A.I. companies are at risk of losing control of their monsters and killing everyone—true or not!—have continued to sweep the news.

From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026

A perfect marriage of horror and comedy, ‘Widow’s Bay’ reminds us that ignoring monsters won’t make them go away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

But I can’t shake the feeling I had watching gods, monsters, and folk heroes threaten Autumn and Ama.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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