lion

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Hundreds of people passed by, carrying shopping bags or stopping to take selfies with the Art Institute’s iconic lion statues.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

During closing arguments in the Los Angeles case a week and a half ago, Mark Lanier, an attorney representing Kaley, compared the companies to a lion preying on a herd of gazelle on the Serengeti.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Preston is a corporate titan living out his lion in winter phase.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

The Barbary lionesses, Thheiba and Fidda, were 22-years-old and were the remaining two females of a pride at Belfast Zoo, with one male lion named Qays left.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Sitting in a lion baby seat at Mrs. B’s sock-covered feet, Sabrina stared with intense fascination.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas