leprechaun
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There’s probably a little leprechaun one for St. Patrick’s Day.
From Slate • May 30, 2024
Think of the leprechaun of Ireland, the puckish forest-dwelling aluxe of Mexico, or the grisly krasue of Southeast Asia, a woman whose internal organs hang exposed from her neck down.
From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2023
I asked if he were a leprechaun, and if so, where was his pot of gold?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2023
The ends of the rainbows touched down in the rolling fields below me, no place green enough to hide a leprechaun but a fair swap for living with rattlers.
From Salon • Oct. 22, 2022
I felt like a sprite or a hungry leprechaun, turning over leaves in search of a treat, looking under weeds for a pot of gold, or perhaps a turnip.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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