ogre
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The roommate, Dave Schaller described the client - a large man who he said looked like "an ogre" and drove a first-generation Chevrolet Avalanche, a unique vehicle.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
After World War II, Franco was regarded as the “primary resident ogre of Western Europe.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
You’ll get “Shrek 5” where Shrek’s ogre offspring use TikTok, and you’ll like it.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
While stressing that she hasn’t worked so hard in her life, she seems a bit incredulous that Bowman used to be such an ogre on deck.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
When I was done, my ogre spat at me.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
Recent models of the artificial-intelligence chatbot have been bringing up the creatures in conversations with users seemingly out of the blue, as well as gremlins, trolls and ogres.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Alongside telling it to avoid platitudes, it said Codex should "never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant to the user's query".
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
These networks -- just like humans, onions, and ogres -- have layers, which makes them tricky to navigate.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
Sometimes when life is overwhelming, it’s gloomy outside and you’ve had a long week, the best cure is a couple of ogres falling in love and starting a life together.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
These ogres did not have multiphasic glob coils or photonic scramblers, let alone an intergalactic teleporter.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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