as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
dreamed that her garden was the secret meeting place of pucks and sprites
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That timeline might be fitting since the Ducks turned back the clock with the hire of coach Joel Quenneville, who will be 67 when the puck drops on the season opener and won Stanley Cup titles in 2010, 2013 and 2015 with the Chicago Blackhawks.
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 7 July 2025
After taking a 2-1 series lead, capped by a dominant 6-1 win in Game 3, Abbotsford will look to close out the series at the Abbotsford Centre with puck drop set for 10 PM ET.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Bennett’s session follows from 2:30 to 4 p.m. with two pricing levels for autographs: $80 for any flat item such as a puck or photo and $100 for items such as jerseys or equipment.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2025
Stuart Skinner got the nod in Game 6 and was again done in by mistakes in front of him that ended with the puck in the net behind him and had his own blunder on Reinhart’s second goal.
—Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 7 July 2025
After taking a 2-1 series lead, capped by a dominant 6-1 win in Game 3, Abbotsford will look to close out the series at the Abbotsford Centre with puck drop set for 10 PM ET.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Bennett’s session follows from 2:30 to 4 p.m. with two pricing levels for autographs: $80 for any flat item such as a puck or photo and $100 for items such as jerseys or equipment.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2025
Stuart Skinner got the nod in Game 6 and was again done in by mistakes in front of him that ended with the puck in the net behind him and had his own blunder on Reinhart’s second goal.
—Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
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Thor: The Dark World' (2013) Chris Hemsworth’s thunder god has a sequel that’s a blender of familiar fantasy tropes as Thor and love interest Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) have to deal with a dark elf with an Infinity Stone.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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In contrast, Tolkien imagined elves as elegant and refined, while humans had the capacity to be as barbaric as orcs, or as noble as elves.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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In fact, Bolg is the name of a goblin prince from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 June 2025
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Brown and Kountz play Luna and Marvin, a couple who moves to Evergreen Lane with a passion for goblins and ghouls that inspires the whole neighborhood to go all in.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2025
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The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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For instance, people used to hang iron on their doors at night to keep faeries and demons out of their homes (talismans) and a knock on the door in the middle of the night was to be ignored, for surely some evil spirit was lurking outside.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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But sprites are the most often seen, captivating their observers.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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All the while, the sprite appears to glow brightly alongside artificial light emanating from the cities below.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
6 July 2025
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Modi’s army of internet trolls came after me with threats, abuse and digital vandalism.—
Aatish Taseer,
Time,
15 July 2025
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As a sign of their whimsical and enigmatic nature, TLEs are called all sorts of fantastical names by scientists—elves, trolls, jets and ghosts, for instance.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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“Puck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puck. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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