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monster

[mon-ster] / ˈmɒn stər /


NOUN
unnatural being
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"That is exactly what he is. A monster. The monster never wins."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

A monster that discovers he cannot be “broken.”

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

And to a monster, the norm must seem monstrous.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

HHS’ headquarters was decked out for the event with red, white and blue lighting and posters depicting artificial food dye as a monster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

And if it was a monster they wanted, a monster they would get.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Creative director Matt Searcy tells Newsbeat the sci-fi shooter is a "mix of war story with comic book-y monsters that come out of the ground".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Naftali Bennett, a former prime minister who has denounced Netanyahu for not preventing the attack, joined mourners at Nova to remember the attack by the "monsters" three years ago.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Steinbeck never points to a definitive incitement to explain her behavior, instead writing, “I believe there are monsters born in the world to human parents” to open a chapter devoted to Cathy’s backstory.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Last week’s calls from inside the house that A.I. companies are at risk of losing control of their monsters and killing everyone—true or not!—have continued to sweep the news.

From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026

“I mean I understand. You think Susie is a monster. But I can’t stand to see people, or animals, or even monsters, in pain.”

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce




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