a being having superhuman powers and control over a particular part of life or the world
in some belief systems, natural forces like the wind and the sea were gods
a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion
in the eyes of many film critics, Alfred Hitchcock is one of the undisputed gods of cinema
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Recent Examples of godDiving deeper into stories of sirens, nymphs, and of course gods, several ancient dogs had stories of their own.—
Maddie Rhodes,
USA Today,
24 July 2026 Exceptions included the famed Roman Pool at Hearst Castle, with its shimmering blue and gold mosaic tiles and statues of Roman gods and goddesses.—Los Angeles Times,
23 July 2026 These two are quite important and anticipated characters who will change the frame of the tension between Percy and Thalia as children of two of the big three gods.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
23 July 2026 Mythology introduces the stories of the Greeks, Romans, also the Norse gods, in a much more orderly way than the Greeks and Romans ever had them.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
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This is the first time, to my knowledge, that an incumbent mayor in the City of Angels would be running against a challenger whose campaign manager is God Almighty.
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Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
During a February 2020 appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the Bruce Almighty actor noted his grandson’s love of beating him at video games.
Ospreay tells Omega not to play the hero and to tag him in if needed, with Omega returning the sentiment.
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Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2026
But the unexpected hero of the night was Preston Plambeck, a homegrown player who came off the bench and scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute, finishing off a rebound for his first MLS goal.
At Disney, Zhao previously directed another genre project based on famous IP, Marvel’s Eternals, which underperformed both with critics and in the boxoffice.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2026
Before joining Bridgerton, Hannah Dodd appeared in the Marvel film Eternals (2021) and starred opposite Millie Bobby Brown in Enola Holmes 2 (2022).
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Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
The Fan, the season-long unsub obsessed with one-upping and outsmarting his idol.
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Joyce Eng,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 July 2026
The childhood sports idols for my generation of cousins were Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela and boxing champion Julio César Chávez, not Mexican soccer legends Hugo Sánchez and Jorge Campos.
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Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
20 July 2026
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