demon
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As well as monitoring the eight target invertebrates, the river detectives are trained in spotting non-native species, such as demon and killer shrimps.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
“The second one is truly easier,” another emails, “and also likely a demon child if your first is super well behaved.”
From Slate • May 10, 2026
In fourth place with $5.6 million was "Lee Cronin's The Mummy," an original horror flick from Warner Bros about a young girl possessed by a demon in an ancient mummification ritual.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
I’ll note that the demon is a more honest and fair negotiator than his vassals, who occasionally cheat and are punished in exactly the way you’re hoping to see.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
“Now that bargains have been kept and promises fulfilled, I think it best that we move on. Yes, little demon, we have business to discuss.”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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