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Loch Ness

American  
[lok nes, lokh] / ˌlɒk ˈnɛs, ˌlɒx /

noun

  1. a lake in NW Scotland, near Inverness. 23 miles (37 km) long.


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For their honeymoon, the couple are planning to head to Loch Ness to take part in a boat race with a crew of 18.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Other locations, including the Blackfold area above Loch Ness, Inverfarigaig, Nairnside and Daviot have also been considered as part of the investigation.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

As an X-file from an earlier era, when fringe theories about UFOs, crop circles or the Loch Ness monster were quarantined as tabloid fodder, the lore around the wilderness footage seems quaint by today’s standards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

Growing up just outside Melbourne, Australia, Scotty James was more likely to spot the Loch Ness Monster or Big Foot as he was to spot snow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025

“Like my parents do. Because fairies don’t exist. And neither does Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, or, most importantly for our current purposes, the Spirit of the Sea.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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