lair
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Ownership of the Grinch’s likeness is guarded as jealously as the villain protects his lair: Dr. Seuss Enterprises holds the rights to the children’s book, Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025
That excludes costs for the large Lego mosaic she commissioned for outside the basement room that’s become her Lego lair.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025
Until, that is, a colony goes offline following an encounter with what they correctly guess is an xenomorph lair.
From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025
A stream of cars and taxis filed into the grounds as families arrived to check whether their lair was one of those damaged.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025
The lioness came upon it on her way back to her lair and she mouthed it and tore it before disappearing into the woods.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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