nature of the beast
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"Football is brutal and yes, it's the nature of the beast, but messing with human beings' feelings and emotions shouldn't be acceptable."
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
“That’s unfortunate, but that’s just the nature of the beast sometimes.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025
“That’s the nature of the beast, right? It’s just sitting there, and then it strikes. So we just have to be ready on that sort of timescale to take that on and identify it accurately.”
From Scientific American • Jul. 11, 2023
That's the nature of the beast that they created.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2023
But seeing it had no longer to deal with a badly frightened woman, but a strong, determined man, the skulking nature of the beast came uppermost even in the midst of its fury.
From John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising by Mitford, Bertram