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dwarves

  • plural
    of dwarf.
    dwarf
    noun
    a person of abnormally small physical stature resulting from a medical or genetic condition, especially a person with achondroplasia or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.

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Her follower count dwarves DfE's 85,000 followers and Bridget Phillipson's 19,000 followers.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

Named Erebor, after the mountain where the dwarves stored their treasure and which the dragon took over in J.R.R Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” that new bank won a preliminary regulatory approval Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

In his estimation, it may be enough that it exists to contradict future generations' misguided aggressors from claiming his heroes – elves, dwarves and men led by Aragorn, son of Arathorn, represented them.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2023

There's also a debate over the fate of the seven dwarves, after unofficial images emerged of what have now been billed as seven "magical creatures".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2023

‘We do not speak of dwarves or children,’ said Gimli.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien