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bloodthirsty

[bluhd-thur-stee] / ˈblʌdˌθɜr sti /


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Polidori models the suave, elegant and bloodthirsty Lord Ruthven after Byron himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Jack O’Connell, Lola Kirke and Peter Dreimanis — the actors who terrorized the juke joint as bloodthirsty vampires in the movie — also snaked their way onto the stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026

Children ages 5-8 will need to look elsewhere to read about bloodthirsty old favorites such as the T. rex.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

Justifying why this pile of helplessness would be placed in competition with a group of bloodthirsty adult men might mean we’re focusing on the wrong thing.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2025

Finally, it was summer—and they were practically eaten alive by swarms of bloodthirsty Alaska mosquitoes.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis


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