Furies
Britishplural noun
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“Hitler’s Germany unleashed the Furies of war,” Weirich observed after the Nazi invasion of Poland in September 1939.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The former NHL executive recalled attending a Furies game where 86 tickets were sold at a time when the arena seated around 16,000.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
Not only is "Furies" action-packed but it also examines whta may turn a person to become a villain.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2023
People stopped to take pictures as the costumed runners — dozens of Furies and Warriors, as well as a scattering of Van Cortlandt Rangers, Lizzies and Turnbull AC’s — crowded into a parking lot.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
The dread forms of his pursuers, the Erinyes, the Furies, were arrayed against him, but Orestes listened calmly to their demand for vengeance.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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