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beaver

[bee-ver] / ˈbi vər /


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Burtschell said the charity was hopeful the animals would explore, establish territories and start to form the relationships that were "so important" to a healthy beaver population.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

In an interview, she noted the beaver and moose in question appear to have coexisted in the convenience-store and gas-station marketplace for at least 35 years, based on trademark records.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Three beaver kits have been born in a forest as part of a conservation programme.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Soccer fans visiting a very large gas station for the first time… carry-on BBQ sandwiches & beaver nuggets?

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

One morning a beaver swam around him as he sat in the pond.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

She said she saw more than two dozen dead animals, including raccoons and beavers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The name is thought to come from the time of year when beavers were particularly active, preparing their lodges and storing food ahead of winter.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

By the time the beavers were trapped and their dams dismantled, a few dozen acres of trees were dead and too dangerous to remove.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Flooding two years ago during Hurricane Helene swept beavers inland from the Ogeechee River.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Like an army of mystical beavers repairing storm damage.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

If Musk had quietly beavered away on something that might have helped, that would have been one thing, but that isn’t Musk’s style – he happily admits to his own arrogance.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2018

For two months, they beavered away at the problem.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2014

There were issues of "privacy" and "commercial confidentiality" here apparently, as big hackers beavered away untouched.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2013

"They have beavered away trying this and trying that and the formulations have changed over the last 50 years, but not radically."

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2011

"I cut forty-nine, and the boss," he added dryly, not realizing that Roosevelt was within hearing—"the boss he beavered down seventeen."

From Roosevelt in the Bad Lands by Hermann Hagedorn

We need our labs to keep beavering away just to prepare us to understand capabilities that are coming whether we like them or not.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

A detective, in the form of a Firmin scholar, is beavering around.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2023

Adam Le Doux, the creator of the game-making software, was working as a programmer at Microsoft while beavering away on creative projects in his spare time.

From The Verge ● Mar. 7, 2022

After the success of Latin Grammy-nominated single Otro Trago, be sure that he’s beavering away on the song of the summer.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 27, 2019

Thank'ee, Hurry; thank'ee, with all my heart—but I do a little beavering for myself as occasions offer.

From The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper




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