Godzilla
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Origin of Godzilla
1950–55; an Anglicized version of the Japanese name Gojira < Japanese gorira gorilla + kujira whale
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Godzilla the rescue Sulcata tortoise lounged in a tidy shaded yard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Godzilla, "all the little people below are scrambling as these giants hit each other," says Federman.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
The Godzilla movies, whether American or Japanese, are metaphors for the ravages of warmongering and the despondence of those powerless to escape its wrath.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
Others created battle scenes between iconic superheroes like Wolverine and Superman or between a Transformer and Godzilla.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
It would have been like King Kong battling Godzilla.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
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