creature
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The distant ancestor described by the researchers was a small creature with a body resembling a worm.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
It’s really no wonder that Neill would go on to play characters who echoed Mark’s descent into madness, splitting off into equally extraordinary works of spine-tingling creature feature dread.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Waddingham, for that matter, is a sort of fantastical creature herself, appearing from scene to scene on a sliding scale from glamorous to extremely glamorous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
They recognized the creature immediately; it was all over their social-media feeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Have no fear, Madame. I would not let such a creature harm a single hair on your body. I would march circles around her, creating a swirl of confusion on the battlefield!”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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"I think I hope that gives people more respect for complex creatures that are great predators in their environment."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
And once dawn comes, the desert performs the same magic: long horizons, unfamiliar landscapes, the creeping feeling that we are small, short-lived creatures on an immense ancient planet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Throughout his career, Neill pitted himself against creatures both real and imagined — or, even more often, somewhere in-between — to reveal humanity’s foibles in the face of the freakish and fantastic.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Wisdom can come from the unlikeliest places in children’s books, from talking animals to magical creatures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
"I leaped from a distance, but some of the creatures had already returned to the hole before I reached it."
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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