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beast

[beest] / bist /


NOUN
coarse, crude, or cruel person
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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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