elf
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“I was very happy with the results,” said Jung, a 31-year-old influencer, who learned of elf ears when she stumbled across viral videos of others who had the procedure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
“We’re in an elf rally, but we’re on our way to a Santa Claus rally,” said Chris Hyzy of Bank of America Private Bank during an interview Wednesday with CNBC.
From Barron's ● Dec. 4, 2025
A family member sent me an image of a baby dressed in an elf outfit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
He credits living in The Netherlands as the inspiration behind the dolls and told Hypbeast "I liked to read storybooks and was influenced by ancient European elf legends".
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2025
And there on the mountaintop between the two kingdoms, beneath their one moon, elf and goblin shook hands.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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She was alive to folklore that told of fairies and elves and the lingering dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Some of my favorite comics are also experts on elves and superheroes.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2026
You can watch our soldiers rappel out of one of the Seahawks just like Santa’s elves.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025
"All the other children were dressed as elves," she said.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
If Anya set two elves loose—two elves that the tsar wanted kept alive in his dungeons—would Vasilisa leave Papa in Rûm?
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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