puppet

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A Hansel-like puppet dressed in a frock made of leaves danced along to the song while fairy-like puppets made of brightly colored flowers swayed in circles around him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The more intricate Rocky puppet that appears on screen was later designed by Neal Scanlan, a legendary special effects artist, at the Creature Shop in London.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The puppet, from the children's TV series The Clangers, was taken in the early 1970s.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Or that Winston Churchill—who in 1919 said Bolshevism should be strangled in its cradle—became Stalin’s puppet 22 years later?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The row of windows cast a cold white light, making everything within look like a shadow puppet.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin