bloodsucker
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Dafoe found his inner bloodsucker in this mischievous thriller, playing silent film actor Max Schreck as he gets a little too deep into the title role of the German Expressionist classic “Nosferatu.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
She has repeatedly described Prof Yunus as a "bloodsucker" of the poor and accused his Grameen Bank of charging exorbitant interest rates.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2023
This bloodsucker and its cousins are major culprits in spreading diseases to animals and humans, including Lyme disease, and are most active in warm months.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2023
In 1988’s “Vampire’s Kiss,” he played a New York literary agent who thought he was an immortal bloodsucker.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 2023
Although closely related to mosquitoes, the gnat is not a bloodsucker and probably does not feed at all as an adult.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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