coyote

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Recent Examples of coyote Photos from the rescue show a firefighter bringing the coyote pup to shore and a firefighter giving the thumbs-up with Judd, who helped with the search. Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026 The official warning comes after coyote sightings in North Haledon in Passaic County and Glen Rock in Bergen County. Christine Sloan, CBS News, 18 June 2026 The encounter with the rabid coyote occurred in Huntersville, according to a news release. Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026 The three-pound coyote pup — about 4 weeks old — appeared frozen. Sydney Page, Washington Post, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for coyote
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Noun
  • Visitors can expect to see everything from lupine and mule's ear at lower elevations to Colorado's state flower, the columbine, higher in the mountains.
    Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • That car started its life as a development mule before being refitted for Pikes Peak duty with the mandatory roll cage and fuel cell, which Chevrolet’s engineers opted to mount in the trunk.
    Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • The notion that Roper, as a young man, could have been a gunrunner in Colombia felt right to me.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Love Lies Bleeding Set in 1989 New Mexico, Rose Glass' 2024 neo-noir romantic thriller stars Kristen Stewart as Lou, a withdrawn gym manager raised by a local crime lord and gunrunner.
    Charlotte Walsh, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For example, when Rhode Islanders complained about how the British ship Gaspee was attacking their ships without mercy in its hunt for smugglers, the Royal Navy waved away the colonial government.
    Robert Parkinson, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • To get there, Sodais climbed mountains in the snow, moved from border to border with the help of smugglers, got captured a dozen times and spent time in jail.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • The Dodgers went hitless with runners in scoring position, leaving the bases loaded in the first inning, two men on in the third and two more in the eighth.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The Royals had two runners aboard in the ninth, but couldn’t scratch a run across the plate.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Working primarily in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Reeves tracked down murderers, thieves, bootleggers and other outlaws across a vast and often dangerous frontier.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
  • Stock car racing's origins trace back to the Prohibition era when bootleggers raced modified cars.
    Keith Laing, USA Today, 23 May 2026

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“Coyote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coyote. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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