mermaid
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While looking over the proofs for her latest cookbook, she picked up a marker and drew a mermaid.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Of course, some of what he exhibited for his patrons had nothing to do with the real world—like his infamous Fiji mermaid, purportedly half monkey, half fish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
That could mean a classic A-line or ballgown for the ceremony with a shift to mermaid cut, column or mini dress for later events, she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
Knight wore a crisp red pantsuit with glittering figure-eight earrings, Mills an off-the-shoulder mermaid gown.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2025
Every girl wants to be a utopian mermaid!
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
My boy is such a traditional boy, and then the girls want to dress up like mermaids and princesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
What if someone told you mermaids were real?
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
In my forthcoming book, I consider the relationship between mermaids and Barbie dolls.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2023
Mythical hybrid beasts such as mermaids, centaurs and chimeras testify to our enduring fascination with the plasticity of biological form: the idea that natural organisms can mutate or be reconfigured.
From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023
Scipio and Prosper followed them cautiously, walking over colorful mosaics of unicorns and mermaids.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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