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gorgon

[gawr-guhn] / ˈgɔr gən /


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Mountain yam, bamboo pith and shoots, lotus seeds and gorgon fruit, which Yin says “looks like chickpeas, and tastes like tapioca,” all appear on his menu, too.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 18, 2025

But when a narcissistic gorgon is also viciously funny, what you get is Kristoffer Borgli’s smart dark satire about the seemingly unquenchable thirst for center stage.

From New York Times Mar. 29, 2024

Instead of an evil monster, Haynes’s Medusa is a beloved gorgon sister with a keen intellect and a curiosity about the human world.

From Washington Post Feb. 1, 2023

It’s really upsetting to have a guy just swinging his arms around like a gorgon, just smashing and destroying everything around him.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 21, 2018

“You should both wait on that gorgon blood. If my sources are right, you’re going to need it on your quest.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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