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as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
the child insisted that he'd seen a sprite hiding in the garden
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as in apparition
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
told hair-raising stories of sprites and spectral ships
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The front of the set is assembled from Lego tiles and looks to be a very accurate recreation of the 16-bit sprites used in Super Mario World.
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Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 25 July 2024
Lego’s designers incorporated a pair of mechanisms to recreate the game’s sprite animations.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 25 July 2024
Luongo got traded to a Panthers team coming off their 1999-2000 playoff appearance led by goal scoring machine Pavel Bure, skilled sprite Ray Whitney and the myriad talents of Viktor Kozlov.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
But unlike Michelangelo, who was known for his muscular figures, Butcher peopled his chapel with his signature sprites.
—Penelope Green, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
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Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 25 July 2024
Lego’s designers incorporated a pair of mechanisms to recreate the game’s sprite animations.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 25 July 2024
Luongo got traded to a Panthers team coming off their 1999-2000 playoff appearance led by goal scoring machine Pavel Bure, skilled sprite Ray Whitney and the myriad talents of Viktor Kozlov.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
But unlike Michelangelo, who was known for his muscular figures, Butcher peopled his chapel with his signature sprites.
—Penelope Green, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
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The lore goes that multiple apparitions haunt the area, including 16-year-old Frank Denvin, who fell head-first from a water slide into an empty cement tank in 1896, and two brothers who remain drawn to the dangerous currents.Shawna Chen, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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Just when Americans had all but forgotten about the senescent apparition haunting the Oval Office, Joe Biden wanders aimlessly in from the wings to remind the voting public of its resolve to usher him out of public life forever.Noah Rothman, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
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There are many questions left unanswered in Red One, but the most pressing has to be: Is the Rock playing an elf or not?Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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In 2023, Deschanel was Little Red Riding Hood and Scott was an elf.Liza Esquibias, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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According to Taiwanese rural folklore, figures spotted in yellow coats in the mountainous forests are not human, but ghosts who seek to lead the living astray.Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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That night, Elizabeth’s ghost possesses Jill to speak to Jack.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Afraid of evil spirits, the Celts would light up bonfires by the hilltops, and wear masks to hide their identity from the ghosts; this is how this holiday began to be associated with figures such as witches and goblins.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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The treats are on for hungry goblins as restaurants around central Indiana are offering Halloween specials today.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2024
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The luxury stay has 24-hour room and concierge service included in the price, as well as premium spirits and à la carte restaurants.Tess Foley-Cox, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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Caro Holdings intends to expand its marketplace platform to the pet care and spirits industries in the United States and the United Kingdom.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Gloria and Ruby arrive soon enough, dragging husbands and humdrum lives from elsewhere in Britain, but Joan is the real phantom — no one in the family has seen her for twenty years.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Mary Holland is joining the cast as Patience, the ghost of an ultra-judgmental Puritan woman abandoned by gay Revolutionary War phantom Isaac (Brandon Scott Jones).Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
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Emperor tamarins are dwarf monkeys with whiskers that resemble a white moustache.Robert Higgs, cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
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The dwarf variety grows to be about 5 to 7 feet, ideal for a small garden or accent in a room with limited space.Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023
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There are knights with a strong sense of chivalry, and dueling beliefs in faeries and Jesus Christ, and a deep passion for questing.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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The faeries around her are powerful, immortal and beautiful.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Sprite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprite. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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