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jinni

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variants or jinn also djinni or djinn

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Recent Examples of jinni That was a concept that came from one of our artists in the region who said, OK, well, if there’s been centuries of battles between an evil jinn faction and humanity, perhaps some pieces of them would still remain in the world? — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 But as the djinn becomes embodied, the delicate balance between the real and the supernatural starts to falter. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 18 June 2026 In the centuries-old Cape Town Muslim community of my childhood, none of this was particularly unusual; older people spoke freely about ghosts or jinn, counseling us to take precautions of prayers, salt, incense, to limit our interaction with them. — Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025 Poltergeists, jinn, and the Ghost of Christmas Past all count as metaphysical entities. — Big Think, 13 Dec. 2024 The jinni has kept the woman locked in a glass chest, deep in the sea, but that hasn’t stopped her from sleeping with ninety-eight other men. — Yasmine Al-Sayyad, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022 Traditionally, jinn aren't seen as good or evil, and that moral ambiguity carries over to the series. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 June 2019 Next to me was Said Suleiman Mohammed, herbalist and jinni hunter. — Justin Fornal, National Geographic, 29 Jan. 2016

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While designing a modern power grid may be more complex and remain costly in the near-term, the genie is not going back in the solar bottle.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
At this point, there’s probably no follow-up clarification anyone could offer that would put the genie back in the bottle.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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Black sheep and angels Team leader Spencer agreed that, based on the photos taken by the divers, the wreckage has all the signs of being a Corsair.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Trinity depicts three angels, symbolizing the Christian Trinity, visiting the prophet Abraham.

— News Desk, Artforum, 16 Sep. 2026

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Next comes the arrival of a tinkling blue ice cream truck manned by an eerily silent, smiling, wraith-like purveyor (Ari Millen) with a John Waters mustache.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Pilots can see bad weather lurking in the distance hours before takeoff, glowing like a wraith on their digital maps.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

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