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Recent Examples of ferret
Half the fun for diehard Poe fans is ferreting all the hidden Easter eggs and savoring the ingenious ways Flanagan has riffed on the source material.
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Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
Many people don’t know or may not remember what triggers their anxiety, but therapists can ferret it out by linking higher anxiety levels to in-the-moment events.
—Francine Russo, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2023
The incentive to ferret them out has only increased; Putin has recently made several appeals for the F.S.B. to be on alert for those seeking to undermine and destabilize the Russian state.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023
There, researcher and Biological Dynamics founder Raj Krishnan, figured out how to use alternating current to ferret out very small bio-markers from blood and other liquid solutions.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2023
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Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
Many people don’t know or may not remember what triggers their anxiety, but therapists can ferret it out by linking higher anxiety levels to in-the-moment events.
—Francine Russo, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2023
The incentive to ferret them out has only increased; Putin has recently made several appeals for the F.S.B. to be on alert for those seeking to undermine and destabilize the Russian state.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023
There, researcher and Biological Dynamics founder Raj Krishnan, figured out how to use alternating current to ferret out very small bio-markers from blood and other liquid solutions.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferret
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Inspired by UConn, other schools in the state, including Eastern Connecticut State University, Central Connecticut State University and the University of Saint Joseph, host dogs almost every week.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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Corruption allegations also dogged the takeover bid.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Across the river in Mexico, men hawk rides in their dusty pick-ups, on horseback or by donkey, to take tourists three-quarters of a mile up a dirt road.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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In 1938, Pennington pitched a tent outside the hiring hall for workers building the Shasta Dam, set up some tree stumps for seats and started hawking grub.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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This disparity continues to hound a league where the majority of the players are Black, but the coaches and front office decision makers are not.—
Mac Engel
March 30,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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His instincts, like his techniques, are relentlessly up-to-the-minute; Orsolya is hounded by not only her guilty conscience but also the demons of social media.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The bodies of two workers trapped when a stairwell roof collapsed at a parking garage under construction in Philadelphia have been found, authorities announced Monday morning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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However, the party piece is that the air trapped under the wing creates a high-pressure cushion effect with a lift-to-drag ratio beyond that of a conventional aircraft.—
David Szondy
April 13,
New Atlas,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Ferret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferret. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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