badger
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"He deserves better than being replaced by a badger," he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Ms Townsend studied and attached GPS collars to the Sierra Nevada red fox and the Pacific fisher, which is related to a badger, in attempts to track and preserve the species.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025
Known as Dachstag, or Badger Day, it was believed that if a badger refused to emerge from its home, locals were in for four more weeks of snow.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025
All work on badger setts must be completed between July and the end of November so the repairs did not interfere with the badgers' mating season, they explained.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2024
The badger sneered, as if this were a personal annoyance to him, and disappeared into the bushes, ignoring the chipmunk’s squeaks for help.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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