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jinni

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variants or jinn also djinni or djinn

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as in genie

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Recent Examples of jinni The film draws on the story of King Solomon, said in legend to have commanded the jinn. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 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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In turn, Rose hoped to free Kloak, like a genie from the lamp or Kreepo from the TV.

— Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
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

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Its website lists celebrity angel investors, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, Demi Moore and Drew Barrymore.

— Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2026
On October 24, 2026, Us Weekly first reported that Brady is dating Victoria’s Secret angel Candice Swanepoel.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 28 Oct. 2026

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There’s not a single shot of a healthy human being in the movie, only wraiths filmed in sickly shades of pink, red and blue.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 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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