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ninja

[nin-juh] / ˈnɪn dʒə /


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Jamie used a vibration vest – "like a rock and roll ninja" she said - which allowed him to feel the tempo around him and trigger his own beats.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The company also created a new team, called coding ninja, tasked with making sure new models were designed in a way that customers found useful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Robinson also created other videos depicting Pitt battling a sword-wielding "zombie ninja," and another showing him teaming up with Cruise to fight a robot.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

Mark Joseph Stern: This is a classic Kagan ninja move.

From Slate ● May 16, 2025

Finally, Genie asked, “You got any ninja teeth?”

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

In his hands, that old chop-socky cliché where a circle of ninjas challenges the hero one at a time becomes a sphere of ninjas simultaneously engulfing the hero from above and below.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

"Background actors are like ninjas, and only ninjas can determine who else is a good ninja," Amaya told AFP.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

It mixes the stealth gameplay of the recent Assassin's Creed Mirage with the combat-focused approach of mega-hit Valhalla and throws ninjas into the mix.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025

The NPR show said that the mayor was having trouble finding people to build the museum, and to perform as ninjas.

From NewsForKids.net ● Apr. 26, 2024

But when it comes to executing plans, well, that’s for ninjas.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds


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