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spider

[spahy-der] / ˈspaɪ dər /
NOUN
frying pan
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NOUN
griddle
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"It's very much the same sort of love and care that I give to my spider as I give to all MPs."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“He’s almost more spider than human, which is a very Nick Cage take that I loved,” Uziel says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

But new stories are using the spider in unique ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

In Borneo, a mythic spider brings forth life by feeding a tree; in Polynesia, spider-silk ladders connect heaven and earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

And it wasn’t one of his awkward smiles that always made him look like he was trying to keep a spider in his mouth by clenching his teeth together.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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