unicorn

“You think you’re like a unicorn — a weirdo,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

With a fanbase that included grandmas and Gen-Zers, Republicans and Democrats, drag queens and evangelicals, Parton was a kind of unicorn in America's polarised society.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Read: There have been updates over time, but the original glass etching featuring a mythical unicorn remains on a window in the study.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

Vast, a Chinese artificial-intelligence unicorn backed by technology titans Alibaba and Baidu, is in talks with investors to get fresh capital, people familiar with the matter say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Billy lowered his head and ran, headlong, at the unicorn, as if he were about to butt it with his forehead.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

In short: A big tax break for investment in new companies, introduced in 2009, resulted in more business unicorns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

“For SaaS-era unicorns that raised at 2021 peaks, the exit path has narrowed: Strategic M&A at a discount is increasingly the realistic alternative,” Tunguz said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

And Callum Beattie's performance of the Scotland football anthem Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - featuring silver unicorns and dancing Barrowland-style stars - put a smile on everyone's face.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

The Baltic states now have 17 "unicorns" -- startups with a valuation above $1.0 billion.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Hagrid, who had told them last lesson that they had finished with unicorns, was waiting for them outside his cabin with a fresh supply of open crates at his feet.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling