harrier

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Recent Examples of harrier Basically, covering McMillian is like trying to cover a harrier jet in mid-flight. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024 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 Around half the islands’ bird species were wiped out after humans arrived in New Zealand — including Haast’s eagle and Eyles’s harrier — opening new niches. Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harrier
Noun
  • Instead, federal authorities are hiding, apparently too frightened of online provocateurs and in-person hecklers to do their duty in plain sight.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
  • Arizona second baseman Ketel Marte was in tears after a heckler made comments about his late mother during the Diamondbacks’ game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Rate Field.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The program, which began in November, graduated its first class of 15 junior violence interrupters last month.
    La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
  • Three years ago, the Urban League of the Carolinas launched the Alternatives to Violence team in the corridor to act as violence interrupters.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • This is in addition to the broader advice given the plague of text message attacks now targeting American citizens.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • The sylvatic plague is the same bacterium that causes bubonic and pneumonic plague in humans.
    Catherine Reagor, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Some headaches are related to muscle tension and can be triggered by stress.9 Hot showers or baths promote relaxation.
    Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 9 July 2025
  • These can seem like a real headache for a sole trader who does not have an HR department to take care of all this for them.
    Peter Boolkah, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025

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“Harrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harrier. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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