monster
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But only Curry could create the kind of monster Scott wanted – a villain emanating something more complex than evil.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
The star, named S301, orbits so dangerously close to the black hole that scientists believe it can shed light on this unimaginably powerful cosmic monster -- and test out Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
It’s an unorthodox formula that has turned him into a monster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
In ancient times, the solar eclipse was thought to be a monster eating the sun, she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The Soul-Eaters had conjured a demon from the Otherworld; they had loosed a monster on the Forest.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
They were two absolute monsters in midfield, who were horrible to play against, but they have gone.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Kirby explained that she had survived the Ghostface attack: “I was technically dead for four minutes. When I was revived, I got mad ... I wanted the monsters to be afraid of me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The difference is that no 1980s horror movie had the digital tools to create impressive-looking monsters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
A Japanese journalist coined the term cosplay -- combining costume and play -- in 1984 after seeing people dressed as monsters and aliens at a sci-fi convention in Los Angeles.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
But maybe black holes weren’t the monsters we made them out to be.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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