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Recent Examples of moltAnd the protein this baby junco needs to molt its blotchy juvenile feathers and to grow sleek stone-gray feathers on top and white ones below would come only from bugs.—Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025 Key Takeaways After 17 years underground, an enormous brood of loud, molting cicadas is emerging this spring in parts of the southern and northeastern United States.—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Hunting, mating, molting and laying eggs — all of it happens inside (or near) its diving bell.—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025 Some scientists think that whales might also migrate to molt their skin in those same warm, shallow waters.—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for molt
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shed
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An investigation by corruption specialist lawyer Natalia Volosin, published in Noticias magazine, sheds further light on businessman Leonardo Scatturice's dealings.
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Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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