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ferreted

verb

past tense of ferret

as in hounded

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Hill expresses, in earnest, the fears of being seen in public spaces, such as a grocery store, hounded by personal questions—an all-too relatable scenario, regardless of one’s background.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
There were also social-media groups that hounded commissioners and sought to sink the hunt.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of hounded

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After debuting his first soymilk maker, Wang personally hawked his fledgling creation in markets and malls.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
Kids frolicked in the new Nikki Spoelstra Play Forest, one of the segment’s highlights, while a band played and vendors hawked food by South Miami City Hall as advocates and officials spoke at the dedication.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

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Sutter County health officials also confirmed a bat captured inside a Yuba City home in August was rabid, The Sacramento Bee previously reported.

— Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The video, which was captured from The Mark on Brickell Bay, a nearby condo building, showed one of the cars in flames and a plume of black smoke.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

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Getting back to flying … The rollout of the company’s new Vulcan rocket has been dogged by problems with the vehicle’s solid rocket boosters.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026
Court records and interviews paint a picture of Rios as a woman who had long been dogged by drug addiction.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of dogged

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The sophomore set him down outside the door of the boys varsity locker room, and a 15-year-old grabbed the victim’s ankles, dragged him inside and held him down, the boy told police.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
My brother is lying on the floor, as if thrown down and dragged there.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of dragged

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Already the film has snared more than $50 million in presales, Disney said Wednesday during the Goldman Sachs’ Communcacopia + Technology conference.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
With two outs and the bases loaded, Francisco Lindor snared a line drive by David Hamilton to keep the game tied.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of snared

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Instead, the Sheikh and Sheikha pursued a strategy of self-defense through economic influence and self-promotion.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
And when the pursued begins to circle a residential area — a common occurrence during police pursuits — all news helicopters are expected to stop and hover in place, even if their shots are temporarily blocked by trees and buildings.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of pursued

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Firefighters saved a 12-year-old girl who was trapped in a town house that caught fire in the Florida Keys Monday morning, Monroe County Fire Rescue said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Some people were trapped inside vehicles, while another was tossed out into an intersection.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

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