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burro

[bur-oh, boor-oh, buhr-oh] / ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʊər oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ /
NOUN
donkey
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Your second best bet is to stay put and get yourself a burro.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2024

The time is ripe, they say, to severely reduce the burro population with a roundup that is certain to be controversial.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2023

“We lack the funding needed to deal with the exploding burro population,” Donnell said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2023

Meléndez’s illustrations of a seven-pointed star and a burro piñata are among a select group of 31 stamp issues this year.

From Seattle Times Aug. 31, 2023

A year before he had ridden the blind mule, and Harley rode the burro.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

And more than 70,000 wild horses and burros now compete with livestock for forage.

From Salon Dec. 4, 2025

The youngest were two burros estimated to be two to four months old, according to DonkeyLand volunteers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2025

Donkeys or wild burros are descended from domesticated donkeys left behind by gold miners more than a century ago.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2025

The county has also teamed up with the nonprofit to gather and transport burros to the DonkeyLand sanctuary.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2025

They knew how it would feel to let the horses run through the cool air; they had been traveling slowly in the dust and sun beside the burros for over a week.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko




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