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yeti

[yet-ee] / ˈjɛt i /
NOUN
abominable snowman
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NOUN
bigfoot
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I found Infosys most interesting because, to my knowledge, there are no other IT or consulting firms with creature mascots like Leon the yeti.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

“Imagine you had to publish a debunking of the yeti in the yeti-hunting journal and the only people who peer review it are yeti experts,” he says.

From Science Magazine Nov. 20, 2024

In the 1950s, after the first Gigantopithecus mandible was discovered, some suggested that it could be proof of the yeti, Bigfoot’s supposed Himalayan cousin.

From Slate Jan. 28, 2023

The plot of this animated family-friendly adventure movie kicks off when Yi discovers a lost yeti hiding on the roof of her apartment.

From New York Times May 23, 2022

Muggle sightings of the yeti have been so numerous that the International Confederation of Wizards felt it necessary to station an International Task Force in the mountains on a permanent basis.

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

By contrast, someone who says they encountered "ghosts, yetis, spirits, elves and other mythical/legendary entities" is classified as "AN3."

From Salon Apr. 7, 2022

There are fantasy reborns based on Pennywise the Dancing Clown and the Grinch, hybrid baby-animals, yetis, and ogres.

From The Verge Mar. 10, 2022

An urgent warning against the comforts of epistemological bubbles, “Smallfoot” is a children’s animated feature set in a village of yetis.

From New York Times Sep. 27, 2018

“The purported yetis from the Tibetan plateau matched Tibetan brown bears, the ones from the western Himalayan mountains matched the Himalayan brown bear and then, at possibly slightly lower altitude were Asian black bears.”

From The Guardian Nov. 29, 2017

LIKES: Secretly maintains a social media account focused on yetis and the Loch Ness Monster.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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