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demon

[dee-muhn] / ˈdi mən /


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Similarly, young people on social media are drawn to tales of demon possession, even if they might not align with the politics of the people who are making this stuff up.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

The original film follows main characters Rumi, Mira and Zoey from the K-pop group Huntr/x as they grapple with fame and their secret lives as demon hunters.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

No one else on the gridiron was big enough or fast enough to guard a 6-foot-5 speed demon whose leaps defied gravity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Here, Shepard publicly wrestled with every demon that family delivered, sorting through toxic masculinity with a rare intelligence and ferocity, determined to, as he said, “destroy the idea of the family drama.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

And from our perspective, the phalanx was a tireless demon.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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