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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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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

John Bell, 44, was charged over the incident at the Loch Ness Bay campsite in Drumnadrochit.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

A fact rolled out on most school trips to Loch Ness is that it contains more fresh water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

He felt silly asking, because the only loch he’d ever heard of was Loch Ness, where Nessie the Loch Ness Monster was said to live.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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