mermaid
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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
And if you’re really lucky, maybe you’ll find a mermaid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025
It is amusing to see young Reubens in drag as a kid at Halloween, or playing a Cher-inspired mermaid in a video he made while at college.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
In 2018, Spectrum agreed a deal with Disney for a Little Mermaid collection inspired by mermaid princess Ariel.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2024
I closed my eyes and thought of Rosa: her perfect face, her milky skin, her mermaid hair, her honeyed eyes that caused such havoc, her hands clasping the mother- of-pearl rosary, her nuptial flower crown.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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He stayed in a large bedroom on the first floor’s west wing, which features a delicate plaster frieze of mermaids and multiple layers of ancient wooden panelling.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2024
Not only that, Ruby learns that the kraken are warriors who protect the sea from their rivals, such as the vain and power-hungry mermaids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 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
There's also aspiring mermaids, who struggle to plant their foot in the industry and, instead, fuel their passion via small gigs that offer measly compensation.
From Salon ● May 28, 2023
Leo didn’t even want to ask how mermaids got cell-phone coverage in the middle of the Atlantic.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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