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sleuth

[slooth] / sluθ /


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Appeared in the March 4, 2026, print edition as 'A Smart-Aleck Sleuth'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

There are also bird-specific iPhone apps that record, including Song Sleuth and Bird Genie, which can identify up to around 200 species.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023

Sleuth or showman, conquerer of space or invader of dreams, he is a man caught in a trap of his own intricate construction, lost in the maelstrom of a guilty obsession.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2023

The installation has been put together by the team behind Birmingham's Big Hoot and Big Sleuth trails, and Manchester's Bee in the City trail.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2021

“Will this be on the Sleuth channel?” asked Kojo.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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