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Monsanto
Monsanto Company, St. Louis agrochemical and seed firm, made Roundup (glyphosate, 1974) and Roundup Ready and Bt biotech traits; acquired by Bayer June 7, 2018 for $63 billion including debt, brand retired, followed by massive Roundup litigation.
Monsanto (film)
Monsanto (untitled John Lee Hancock Monsanto Film) is an upcoming 2027 Netflix legal drama about the Johnson v. Monsanto Roundup trial, starring Jonathan Bailey, Laura Dern, LaKeith Stanfield, and Greg Kinnear, shot in Bavaria.
Monségur
Monségur (Montsegur in Gascon) is a bastide commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, founded by Eléonore de Provence in the 1260s on the Dropt river; distinct from Montségur in Ariège and from a namesake in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Monsey, New York
Monsey is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, near Spring Valley and Suffern. Population 26,954 (2020), density 11,760 per square mile, majority Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish, served by East Ramapo schools and Route 59.
Monsha'at
Monsha'at (منشآت) is a Persian literary genre of compiled copies and drafts of official and private correspondence in Persian, Arabic, and Turkic, begun under the Seljuqs.
Monshi al-Mamalik
Monshi al-Mamalik (منشی الممالک, "secretary of the realms") was the title of the head of the Persian state chancery, attested from the Mongol period through Qajar Iran.
Monsieur
Monsieur (plural messieurs) is the French courtesy title for a man, from mon sieur "my lord"; historically the title of the French king's younger brother, abbreviated M. or MM.
Monsieur Aznavour
Monsieur Aznavour is a 2024 French biopic of singer Charles Aznavour, directed by Mehdi Idir and Grand Corps Malade, starring Tahar Rahim, released 23 October 2024, 133 minutes, 2,054,791 French admissions.
Monsieur Hire
Monsieur Hire (1989), Patrice Leconte's adaptation of Georges Simenon's Les Fiançailles de M. Hire, stars Michel Blanc as a voyeuristic tailor suspected of murder and Sandrine Bonnaire as Alice; Cannes competition film.
Monsignor
Monsignor, abbreviated Msgr, is an honorific the pope bestows on certain Catholic priests, usually at their bishop's recommendation; it adds no authority, only membership of the papal household.
Monson's retreat
Monson's retreat (यशवंतराव होळकरांची मोहीम) was the July–August 1804 destruction of a British East India Company detachment under Lieutenant-Colonel William Monson, driven by Yashwantrao Holkar back to Agra.
Monsoon
A monsoon is a thermally driven wind that reverses direction seasonally, bringing alternating wet and dry seasons, and shaping life for more than two-thirds of the world's population.
Monsoon Experiment (MONEX)
The Monsoon Experiment (MONEX) was an international field program under the Global Atmospheric Research Programme that studied the winter and summer monsoons of Asia and Africa in 1978 and 1979.
Monsoon of South Asia
The monsoon of South Asia, also called the Indian monsoon, is the seasonal reversal of winds that delivers most of the subcontinent's rainfall, chiefly from June to September.
Monsoon trough
The monsoon trough is an elongated zone of low surface pressure where trade winds and monsoon winds converge, a semi-permanent feature of monsoon circulation that brings rain, depressions, and tropical cyclones.
Monsoon Wedding (मॉनसून वेडिंग)
Monsoon Wedding (मॉनसून वेडिंग) is Mira Nair's 2001 Punjabi-family comedy-drama, written by Sabrina Dhawan, shot in Delhi in 30 days, winner of the 2001 Venice Golden Lion.
Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
The monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Subtropical Monsoon) is a Köppen climate type, Cwa, with mild winters, hot summers, and rain concentrated in summer rather than winter.
Monsta X (몬스타엑스)
Monsta X (몬스타엑스) is a Starship Entertainment K-pop boy group formed on NO.MERCY, debuting 2015 with Trespass; members Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney, I.M; three English albums including Billboard 200 No. 5 All About Luv; 2026 EP The Phase and THE X : NEXUS world tour.
Monster
Monster: a being imagined as violating a culture's categories, from Latin monstrum (to warn). Covers mythic hybrids, undead figures, teratology (St Hilaire, 1822), and Cohen's 1996 monster theory.
Monster (2003 film)
Monster (2003) is Patty Jenkins's debut biographical crime drama about serial killer Aileen Wuornos, starring Charlize Theron (Oscar for Best Actress) and Christina Ricci as Selby Wall; made for about $5 million, it grossed $34.5 million in the US and won major actress awards.
Monster (2022 film)
Monster (മോൺസ്റ്റർ) is a 2022 Malayalam crime thriller directed by Vysakh, written by Udaykrishna, starring Mohanlal as Lucky Singh, his first Sikh role. Released 21 October 2022, it flopped at the box office and was panned by critics.
Monster (American TV series)
Monster is a Netflix true-crime anthology series by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, with seasons on Jeffrey Dahmer (2022), the Menendez brothers (2024), Ed Gein (2025), and Lizzie Borden (2026).
Monster (Kanye West song)
"Monster" is a 2010 Kanye West song from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy featuring JAY-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and Bon Iver, released on Roc-A-Fella; Minaj's guest verse, nearly cut by West, became its defining element.
Monster (Kiss album)
Monster (2012) is Kiss's twentieth and, to date, final studio album, produced by Paul Stanley with Greg Collins, recorded to analog tape via CLASP, led by the single "Hell or Hallelujah", and supported by the Monster World Tour.
Monster (manga)
Monster (モンスター) is Naoki Urasawa's seinen psychological thriller manga, serialized in Big Comic Original 1994–2001 in 162 chapters and 18 volumes, following surgeon Kenzo Tenma's pursuit of Johan, with a 74-episode Madhouse anime (2004–2005) and Viz Perfect Edition.
Monster (Myers novel)
Monster (1999) is Walter Dean Myers's young adult novel about Steve Harmon, a 16-year-old on trial for felony murder, told as a screenplay and journal; first Printz Award winner, NBA finalist, adapted to film.
Monster (R.E.M. album)
Monster (1994) is R.E.M.'s ninth studio album, a loud glam-influenced rock record produced with Scott Litt after Automatic for the People; it debuted at No. 1 in the US and seven other countries and went four-times Platinum.
Monster (몬스터) (2014 film)
Monster (몬스터) is a 2014 South Korean thriller directed by Hwang In-ho, starring Lee Min-ki as serial killer Tae-soo and Kim Go-eun as vengeful Bok-soon; released March 13, 2014, 526,557 admissions, Lotte Entertainment.
Monster Beverage
Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST), Corona, California energy drink company behind Monster Energy, Reign, Bang, NOS, and Predator brands; four segments, Coca-Cola distribution since 2015, $8.29 billion 2025 net sales, 33rd consecutive record year.
Monster cereals
General Mills' Monster cereals: Count Chocula, Franken Berry, Boo Berry, Fruit/Frute Brute, Yummy Mummy and Carmella Creeper, Halloween-seasonal since 2009, including the 1972 Franken Berry Stool scare and collector market.