Loch Ness Monster
noun
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: a large, long-necked creature that has long been reported to exist in the waters of Loch Ness in Scotland
The Loch Ness Monster has baffled scientists for centuries, but a new group of experts are now hoping modern technology will reveal what really lives in the murky depths of the Scottish lake.—
Matthew Kirby
Matthew Kirby… gave up his job, house and girlfriend to launch an epic hunt for the Loch Ness Monster.—Chris Morris
Chris MorrisSeeking to end the 'stigma' of research on Scotland's Loch Ness, UK biologists last week announced a new project to explore the lake, which, as well as being the legendary home of 'Nessie', the Loch Ness monster, is the UK's largest body of fresh water.—Nature
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New pipeline construction is almost as hard to find in New York and New England as the Loch Ness Monster is in Scotland.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Seriously, even the Loch Ness Monster isn’t as mysterious as March/April in …
Baseball!
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
The study of animals not confirmed to exist, such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster.
—Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Still, his erroneous identification thrust the decaying remains into the heart of sea monster lore — Scotland’s mythical Loch Ness Monster has been claimed to be a plesiosaur that somehow escaped extinction — and into the war between creationism and evolution.
—Stella Mayerhoff, Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2025
This is the unknown, true story of how the Loch Ness Monster became a legend.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
The park’s iconic Loch Ness Monster—the world’s first interlocking loop coaster—recently got new thematic and experiential elements, and DarKoaster is North America’s first all-indoor straddle coaster.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
Sir Hew had formed a society for the protection of the Loch Ness Monster.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
The Loch Ness Monster might seem scary in theory, but Nessy just made their monumental singing debut on The Masked Singer.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 Apr. 2025
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Seriously, even the Loch Ness Monster isn’t as mysterious as March/April in …
Baseball!
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
The study of animals not confirmed to exist, such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster.
—Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Still, his erroneous identification thrust the decaying remains into the heart of sea monster lore — Scotland’s mythical Loch Ness Monster has been claimed to be a plesiosaur that somehow escaped extinction — and into the war between creationism and evolution.
—Stella Mayerhoff, Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2025
This is the unknown, true story of how the Loch Ness Monster became a legend.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
The park’s iconic Loch Ness Monster—the world’s first interlocking loop coaster—recently got new thematic and experiential elements, and DarKoaster is North America’s first all-indoor straddle coaster.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
Sir Hew had formed a society for the protection of the Loch Ness Monster.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
The Loch Ness Monster might seem scary in theory, but Nessy just made their monumental singing debut on The Masked Singer.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 Apr. 2025
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