monstrous
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A special agent tracked down David Streever while he was on vacation, five months after he emailed then-acting ICE director Todd Lyons after Alex Pretti’s death and called him “a monstrous human being.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
He whacked five sixes and five fours with a combination of power and flair, including a monstrous six over mid-wicket to surpass the previous highest team total of 226.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Night after night Boeing’s monstrous Superfortresses”—the B-29 heavy bomber—systematically “scorched Japan’s cities, like fire-breathing dragons,” he writes of the American firebombings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
His real-life geniality provides a stark contrast to some of his most famous roles as monstrous men committing equally hideous deeds.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
If I could convince him to come along, the monstrous boy-ogre would be my one-soldier army!
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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