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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Hottle played a young orphan named Jia in the monster film series, and reprised the role in the 2024 sequel Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Kaylee Hottle, an 18-year-old actress who appeared in two "Godzilla" films, died early Tuesday in a car accident in the US state of Maryland, police said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Godzilla the rescue Sulcata tortoise lounged in a tidy shaded yard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Not every sketch worked, like an early Godzilla parody set in a command center that was simply a series of increasingly anticipated spit takes on poor Mikey Day.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 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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