beast
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But Everest, first scaled in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, was a far more formidable and dangerous beast.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
It wasn’t his first encounter with a beast that has become the Heartland’s most vicious invader.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
To understand the fascination, two sociologists spoke to more than 160 "Bigfooters" who are serious about collecting evidence that the beast is real.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Stagflation set in, and the Nixon, Ford and Carter administrations all flailed helplessly at the beast.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
We waited for most of an hour, until the beast decided to move away.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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"The Second Coming," Vocabulary from the poem by W.B. Yeats
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 8
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