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Noun
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Ah, the famous and epic love between an up-and-coming designer and his hag.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026 -
The regulars fired at them with a booming 12-pounder that made the American boys lift their knees like old hags, trip and founder as tentacles of water dragged them under.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And sure, a little bit of that is all the witch stuff, but, more important, as Claire talks about in this episode, back in season two, Master Raymond told her about the pale-blue light that surrounds Claire.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Giant subterranean sandworms measuring 1,500 feet long; a narcotic that fuels interstellar travel and bends a user’s perception of space-time; a mystical cabal of eugenicist witches—the list goes on.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Beldam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beldam. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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