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mermaid

[mur-meyd] / ˈmɜrˌmeɪd /






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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

But it’s also full of colorful songwriting, of Shires doing tarot with a mermaid, wandering New York listening to Billy Joel or catching her now-former partner behaving nonchalantly on a home security camera.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025

And if you’re really lucky, maybe you’ll find a mermaid.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025

Instead, they came dressed in the mermaid outfits Chappell had requested.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024

In her mermaid costume, Zora lay on the wet strip of outdoor carpeting, waiting to go on after me.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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