sphinx
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Also called the ajo lily, it grows from a deep bulb, has long, wavy-edged leaves and is pollinated by sphinx moths.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025
While the 11 rival candidates crisscrossed the central African country pressing the flesh ahead of the October 12 vote, Biya's campaign has been largely virtual, true to his reputation as a secretive "sphinx".
From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025
Sphingolipids are named for the enigmatic sphinx of ancient mythology because their functions in biology traditionally have been somewhat mysterious.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024
Less than a month before that, on June 2 or 3, two large sphinx sculptures located at the entrance of the Scottish Rite Temple in Washington, D.C., were "severely damaged" and smeared with "filth."
From Salon • Aug. 13, 2023
“Third,” the sphinx said, louder, and its wings opened for just one moment, a great sweep of feather and threat, and the air shook, “because it is a way of attracting food.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing sphinx
Ancient Egypt - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Mythology - Introductory
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