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beast

[beest] / bist /


NOUN
coarse, crude, or cruel person
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"I was well versed with dynamic crowds but Oasis was a completely different beast," Allen recalls.

From BBC

“I was a different kind of beast, man,” Stoudemire says in the documentary.

From Los Angeles Times

Torak gazed down at the great ruined beast, and felt a surge of anger.

From Literature

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

From Barron's

"We want to be in a position from now on that no beasts can grow on our borders," said Amidror.

From BBC