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opossum

[uh-pos-uhm, pos-uhm] / əˈpɒs əm, ˈpɒs əm /


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Finally, Opossum Design has a series of Bauhaus-inspired feeders and baths from about $80.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2022

Opossum numbers in 2009 were estimated at 30 million.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2017

In a codicil from 2007, he left Ms. Schwab his stock in a company called Opossum Inc. He left $1 million to Marion Skene, who was Mr. Jones’s nanny.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2016

Opossum treated: Quincy and 13th streets NE, Jan. 9.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2016

We tacked again about midnight; but when daylight came, not a sign was there of the Opossum; and, accordingly, towards the above-mentioned place we steered.

From Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman by Lacey, C. J. de




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