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beast

[beest] / bist /


NOUN
coarse, crude, or cruel person
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The beast and the retired command sergeant major know each other better than they know anyone else, and they don’t particularly need anyone else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

And so, on a late morning in late August, I buzzed the seventh floor and rode the elevator straight into the belly of the beast.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

"AI is here. We unleashed the beast," said Maliyka Muhammad, a 46-year-old analyst for New York State, who thinks "a consortium of people" would be best to regulate it.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Just a beast on the field,” added defensive tackle Floyd Boucard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

She snapped her fingers and her papel picado transformed into a tiny paper prison around the little beast.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

While medieval Iberia and pre-Columbian Mexico were radically different places, the imagination that birthed these beasts reveals shared interests that transcended time, place and culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Their work is a cultural bridge much like Ashitaka’s effort to bring the worlds of beasts and men together for a common cause, depicting what Miyazaki sees as one of humanism’s central conundrums.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

The bears "are in the wrong place. They are wild beasts; they are not pets for us to be able to say that we live together," the 53-year-old graphic designer said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

Instead of a budget rampaging out of control, it’s the beasts themselves, particularly Irene, a stunning creation that resembles a glop of marmalade with eyeballs bubbling up to the surface.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Six or seven of the big gray beasts turned to look at them.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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