as in untamed
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The theme this year is NOCTURNA, boasting a fashion-forward, after-dark experience in the desert that will invite partygoers to be inspired by moonlit rituals and the untamed energy of the wild.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
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Clay Trauernicht, a wildland fire specialist at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, warned for years about the risks of these untamed grasses.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Kahan occupies a funny spot in the pop-music cosmos—music for people who own too much performance fleece to embrace the bombast of Taylor Swift but aren’t quite feral enough for the cacophony of Geese.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Falkner has lived in Mesquite's Falcons Lair neighborhood for 17 years, and the entire time, he's dealt with feral hogs.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Grammy-winner's catalog is woven into the narrative with surprising elegance that serves the story on emotional beats, and give these familiar tunes a wild new dimension.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Lawson Crouse scored for Utah, which holds the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference with a three-point lead on the Los Angeles Kings, who have a game in hand.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The famed African American journalist investigated lynchings across the South and wrote about the savage incidents that the white press had already explained away.—
Case Thorp,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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The loss of books is minor, almost trivial, in light of all the horrors and violence unleashed by this senseless war, but the potential loss of these books is a sad reminder that we’re all affected and implicated in America’s savage flailings.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
17 Mar. 2026
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The dogs that do survive outdoors in Redland later reproduce, which means scores of loose, untrained, undomesticated dogs.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Game Meat Creatine: Exact amount undetermined, but likely similar to red meat Wild game meat is any meat that is undomesticated instead of farm-raised.12 Venison (deer or elk), bison, rabbit, and wild boar are commonly consumed game meats.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Wildish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildish. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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