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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯ-gər-ˌhed 
ˈlä-
2
a
: a very large chiefly carnivorous sea turtle (Caretta caretta) of subtropical and temperate waters
3
: an iron tool consisting of a long handle terminating in a ball or bulb that is heated and used to melt tar or to heat liquids
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that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
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North Carolina’s beaches are a nesting ground for multiple species of threatened or endangered sea turtles, including loggerheads, greens, Kemp’s ridleys, leatherbacks and hawksbills, federal officials say.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026
Abiy won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for solving a long-standing conflict between Ethiopia and neighboring Eritrea, though the two countries are currently at loggerheads, with Addis Ababa accusing Asmara of supporting rebel groups to destabilize it.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
Guardiola was often at loggerheads with ground staff, though, over the length of the grass and state of the playing surfaces at the Etihad and the training ground, with the Catalan asking for things that the staff did not feel were possible.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The hawksbill, loggerhead, and green sea turtles still come to Curaçao to lay their eggs, but the leatherback sea turtle, the largest sea turtle species, no longer nests on the island.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026
Abiy won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for solving a long-standing conflict between Ethiopia and neighboring Eritrea, though the two countries are currently at loggerheads, with Addis Ababa accusing Asmara of supporting rebel groups to destabilize it.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
Guardiola was often at loggerheads with ground staff, though, over the length of the grass and state of the playing surfaces at the Etihad and the training ground, with the Catalan asking for things that the staff did not feel were possible.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The hawksbill, loggerhead, and green sea turtles still come to Curaçao to lay their eggs, but the leatherback sea turtle, the largest sea turtle species, no longer nests on the island.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
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“Loggerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loggerhead. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯg-ər-ˌhed
ˈläg-
: any of several very large turtles
especially
: a flesh-eating sea turtle of the warmer parts of the western Atlantic
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