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werewolf

[wair-woolf, weer-, wur-] / ˈwɛərˌwʊlf, ˈwɪər-, ˈwɜr- /


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Dracula comes from Central Europe by way of the Irish novelist Bram Stoker; the werewolf is a staple of French and German folk tales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

She was a registered nurse when they met; he was a few years off playing werewolf Jacob Black in the blockbuster franchise that brought a sparkly vampire-human love story to life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

Who knows if “Oh, Mary!” will be among the first of many reclamations of Mary Todd Lincoln as werewolf, mercenary or other genre trope.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

The dangers of even one of them being a werewolf are so obvious they need not be expounded upon.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 27, 2023

This classification refers, of course, to the werewolf in its transformed state.

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

AI is essential for the popular romantasy genre where fantastical elements, from medieval castles to werewolves and fairies are common.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

Brandy Carlton, one of Torres’s first customers, buys the biggest package every year and sometimes incorporates a theme like werewolves or skeletons into the design.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

In Forks, a thriving commerce has grown up around the “Twilight” saga, drawing a steady stream of visitors to wander where its fictional werewolves and vampires roam.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

And while Quibi focused on more highbrow content with A-list stars, ReelShort is doing the opposite: It’s giving people juicy plot points, from werewolves to evil step mothers to secret billionaire husbands to more werewolves.

From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024

“We can’t go in there at night — there’s all sorts of things in there — werewolves, I heard.”

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling


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