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bobcat

[bob-kat] / ˈbɒbˌkæt /


NOUN
lynx
Synonyms
NOUN
wildcat
Synonyms


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It wasn’t unfamiliar: I had watched the hillside above me burn in La Crescenta during the Station fire of 2009, and in 2020 the Bobcat fire brought noxious smoke and ash to Altadena.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025

On its first day in operation, as ocean waves crashed behind him, an EPA contractor used a Bobcat with a front claw to pick up a metal drum and hold it over the machine’s chute.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

Since she joined the Board of Supervisors in 2016, Barger’s district has weathered 10 fires larger than 5,000 acres, including the Bobcat and Lake conflagrations, which were among the largest in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

They’ve lived through the Bobcat and Station fires.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

“I hope you’ll want my input when the time comes. No Bobcats. I feel like everyone is a Bobcat these days,” he said before he walked away.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan




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