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Recent Examples of harrier
Some belong to the family Accipitridae, which comprises hawks, eagles, kites and harriers.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Sign up As omnivorous eaters, an unchecked population of stoats also poses a threat to mice, rabbits, hedgehogs and birds, including Orkney's population of curlews and hen harriers.
—Abby Wilson, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Rockstar then packed the world with everything from skydiving and harrier jets to trucking — all within a 6×6 kilometer map, a step up from the 4×4 kilometers for GTA III and Vice City.
—Ade Adeniji, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2024
Basically, covering McMillian is like trying to cover a harrier jet in mid-flight.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024
This coincided with the evolution of two large predatory birds: Haast’s eagle and Eyles’ harrier.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
The property looks on to a deep river valley where harrier hawks and bush falcons swoop for prey.
—Lauren Quaintance, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2024
Mice and voles living on the land drew foxes and migratory raptors such as kestrels and harriers, who feasted on the cornucopia each time the grass was mowed.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Sign up As omnivorous eaters, an unchecked population of stoats also poses a threat to mice, rabbits, hedgehogs and birds, including Orkney's population of curlews and hen harriers.
—Abby Wilson, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Rockstar then packed the world with everything from skydiving and harrier jets to trucking — all within a 6×6 kilometer map, a step up from the 4×4 kilometers for GTA III and Vice City.
—Ade Adeniji, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2024
Basically, covering McMillian is like trying to cover a harrier jet in mid-flight.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024
This coincided with the evolution of two large predatory birds: Haast’s eagle and Eyles’ harrier.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
The property looks on to a deep river valley where harrier hawks and bush falcons swoop for prey.
—Lauren Quaintance, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2024
Mice and voles living on the land drew foxes and migratory raptors such as kestrels and harriers, who feasted on the cornucopia each time the grass was mowed.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harrier
Noun
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Some members of the audience booed the heckler.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Bostwick's character is famously called an a**hole by the film's hecklers.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In response, city leaders introduced a downtown safety initiative that includes a youth curfew, increased patrols from Cincinnati Police, and the use of community volunteers and violence interrupters to de-escalate conflicts.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The 87-year-old change-making violence-interrupter — who spent 20 years as a Milwaukee County correctional officer and dedicated her life to the betterment of others — never hesitated to step into the middle of confrontation.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Now the government is out to quash this plague of poor decision making.—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Cowboys’ defense is bad and Denver’s is good, but all the same, a long dry spell or a continuation of the penalty plague will not end well this weekend.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For the patents on some of Novo Nordisk’s hero products in certain regions to be running out is an inevitable headache—companies can only hold them for so long before competitors are able to launch their own products.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Symptoms may include diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches or other ailments.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Harrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harrier. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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