creeper
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The control he wields over his movies, which include the 2022 psychological creeper “Enys Men,” is in service of stories with a brittle, intentionally imperfect quality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Kittelberger photographed the pictured 'Akikiki, also called Kauai's creeper, in the Alaka'i Wilderness Preserve in 2022, when it was believed around 70 or so remained in the wild; today, only one individual remains.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024
A short teaser trailer shows a green creeper character from the game scuttle into the middle of a black screen before exploding in a pixelated grey cloud.
From BBC ● May 30, 2024
Wes Craven went from a genre journeyman to a horror icon — and launched one of the most venerable slasher franchises ever — with this 1984 creeper.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
The summer food of the white-breasted nuthatch and the brown creeper, for example, includes the eggs, larvae, and adults of a very large number of insects injurious to trees.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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He teamed it with a silver neck chain and earring plus white brothel creepers for extra height.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2022
Plot twist: Vegas has been overrun by zombies— not the shambling, mindless creepers from The Walking Dead, mind you; these zombies are organized and smart.
From The Verge ● Apr. 18, 2021
And because it came from Rihanna’s brain herself, you couldn’t get a pair of those creepers if you tried.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2020
On my left, grapevines scramble among yellow dandelion flowers, and trees covered with creepers create a dense, green curtain that climbs up the hillside.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2016
Smoke was rising here and there among the creepers that festooned the dead or dying trees.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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