ghoul
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Turns out he’s a modern-day Samson: his lack of hair was the reason he was such a soulless ghoul.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
Michael Keaton has reprised his role as the titular chaos-causing ghoul in the sequel.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2024
"Anyone that's spent any time in Hollywood can become a ghoul."
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2024
Ever since the ghoul of high inflation was broken in the 1980s, the Federal Reserve has been quick to aid the economy and financial markets during times of trouble.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
The ghoul made his way to the central fountain.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
However, as the season goes on, "even Rue can't quite make you care about this sorry group of amoral ghouls, who seem to loathe themselves as much as each other", Halls concluded.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Others were more sympathetic but still unsettled by what he was doing not only to himself but also to his teenage children, who will have to deal with the ugly reactions of social-media ghouls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
The streets are full of ghouls, masked horrors, and terrifying make-up—also it will be Halloween soon.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2025
The galloping ghouls in their low-budget 2002 thriller “28 Days Later” reinvigorated the genre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
Far off in the night something howled once more, and the ghouls moved closer to the fire.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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