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phoenix

[fee-niks] / ˈfi nɪks /




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Nigerian actress Uche Montana arrived in a dramatic red-and-gold-feathered ensemble she described as representing "fire" and "the rising of the phoenix".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Nine months after the destruction, the club was ready for its phoenix moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

Other former employees also hold out for a phoenix rising from the ashes.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025

“In my hand is a phoenix rising from the ashes, with a green ‘Shrek’ background.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

Other magical creatures inhabit places inaccessible to Muggles—one thinks of the Acromantula, deep in the uncharted jungle of Borneo, and the phoenix, nesting high on mountain peaks unreachable without the use of magic.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling




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