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But as Connecticut agriculture faded, the forests returned, so did the deer — and the Lyme disease-carrying ticks that feed on them. — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, "Tick Season Is Here, But Precautions Can Cut Disease Risks," 4 May 2018 Two deer are present, listening to the teaching of the Buddha. — Michael Walsh, Courant Community, "Tibetan Buddhist Monks Visit Copper Beech Institute," 24 Apr. 2018 Those were her feelings on one of her early designs, a pop-up deer head with visible folds, just like a kids' book. — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, "These Beautiful Peacock Lights Are Inspired By Pop-Up Books," 15 Nov. 2018 The title comes from a baby deer’s bleat during mating season. — Megan Friedman, Country Living, "Carrie Underwood’s Husband Mike Fisher Released a Hilarious Parody of ‘Before He Cheats’," 6 Nov. 2018 One image shows an Awá hunter with a small deer on his back while holding his bow and arrows with a hunting dog following behind. — Fox News, "Inside the Amazon’s ‘world’s most endangered tribe’ who bathes with turtles and and eats armadillos," 1 Oct. 2018 Drake, 45, is a gun owner, with a deer head mounted on his office wall. — Molly Hennessy-fiske, latimes.com, "Santa Fe, unlike Parkland, says the issue behind the latest school shooting isn't guns," 20 May 2018 The chandeliers, art and mounted deer heads are making the move from Bay View to the Harbor District, and Colleen Drew of DrewArt will be replicating the wall treatment. — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Boone & Crockett's new (and bigger) home in Harbor District is near," 13 Apr. 2018 The company has nonetheless kept a low profile, supplying gun accessories and other gear to hunters, police and outdoor enthusiasts from its 110,000-square-foot facility, whose lobby is adorned with mounted deer heads and military paraphernalia. — Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, "As Illinois lawmakers pursue bump stock ban, Northbrook online retailer can't keep enough in stock," 16 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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