as in animal
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Noun
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However, China said in its paper that a past joint study conducted with the World Health Organization (WHO) found that COVID-19 was most likely transmitted from bats to humans via another animal.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025 -
Plants and pollinators can get out of sync Plants and their pollinators face another problem as the rate of climate change increases: Many plants rely on insects and other animals for seed and pollen dispersal.—
Courtney McGinnis,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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Set in a fictional, secluded land of mountains and lakes, Ochi follows a plucky teen named Yuri (played by Helena Zengel), who’s been raised by her father to fear and hunt the reclusive little beasties called ochi.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2025
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From hummingbirds and butterflies to spiders and even lowly beetles, all those wee beasties are part of an intricate web that makes up an ecosystem.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
11 Oct. 2024
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Niharika Desai directed the documentary, which follows the Giant Pacific Octopus and the people whose lives have been impacted in some way by the creature.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2025
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There are no Jedis, no secrets about Darth Vader's past for Reddit sleuths to hunt down, no adorable creatures to slap on backpacks and lunchboxes.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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Another disadvantage: Adding banana peels directly to the soil may attract unwelcome varmints.—
Marin Independent Journal,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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The dog, unable to climb after the varmint, stood on his haunches with his front paws resting on the tree and howled loudly.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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The order comes weeks after the county health department found evidence of vermin infestation in the store’s hot food, deli and bakery sections.—
Stephanie Lam,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Property damage and mess: One person reported their neighbor cut down their dad's fruit trees, while others mentioned vermin infestations, smoke from chimneys, and even sump pump runoff flooding their yard.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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By the end of the episode, the audience is eager to meet the antihero, the brute, that everyone is talking about.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Slinging a sports coat over his pajamas, Long pulls up to a curb and finds Tay (Dustin Nguyen), the Vietnamese speaker, plus two silent brutes, Eddie (Phi Vu) and Aden (Dali Benssalah), who muscle into his car and take over everything: the seating arrangements, the air freshener and their driver.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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Ukraine has deployed quadrupeds – ‘robot dogs’ – but Bondar reports the results have been poor.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Kawasaki Which is not to say that ride-on quadrupeds aren't going to be a thing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Apr. 2025
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This is a show that has always seemed most comfortable in the murk, down to a stony conspiracy-thriller aesthetic that feels half a galaxy removed from the shiny lightsabers and cuddly critters that have defined so much of this franchise.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2025
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The critters can even have an Easter scavenger hunt — yes, there are eggs included.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Blastie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blastie. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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