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But in April, Colossal announced a more substantial, still pretty cute achievement: the alleged de-extinction of the dire wolf, in the form of three wolfish pups named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi.
From Salon ● May 15, 2025
He’s several years younger than Adam but considerably more forthright, and Mescal exudes an almost wolfish hunger that at once pulls Adam in and frightens him off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
Shane's voice was dangerous, dark, exciting, wolfish, a sound once heard never forgotten.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2023
And sure enough, I looked him up and there he was in his 90s, still bemused, flashing that wolfish grin.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
For example, you know far more than Lord Fredrick does about the curse upon the Ashtons, for he thinks it is merely going to make his baby embarrassingly wolfish during the full moon.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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