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beast

[beest] / bist /


NOUN
coarse, crude, or cruel person
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This flawed strategy, led by co-owners Behdad Eghbali and Todd Boehly, resulted in Chelsea appointing a promising 41-year-old manager, inevitably out of his depth at this unwieldy football beast.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“I’m using the beast to beat the beast,” said Baker, who lives close to where a data center is planned in Mt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Stagflation set in, and the Nixon, Ford and Carter administrations all flailed helplessly at the beast.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

“And it’s like, yeah, when I get the ball, that’s what type of mode I’m in — I’m in beast mode.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Despite the growing pile of gold, the straw loomed over me like a beast prepared to swallow me whole.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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