cheetah
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One of the pieces in the exhibition is an A-line shag mini dress in cheetah print that Saar made for herself in 1969, and has been passed through the hands of her daughters and granddaughters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Now the only cheetah left at the zoo, she feels responsible for impressing the humans who come to see her run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
To better understand how evolution shaped these sounds, the researchers compared domestic cat meows with those of five wild cat species: African wildcat, European wildcat, jungle cat, cheetah, and cougar.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026
His similarity to the film’s villain, Mr. Potter — a wealthy, nasty slumlord who names everything he takes control of after himself — was easier to point out than spots on a cheetah.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
Right betore halftime with the score — , Coby dribbles the ball past two of our defenders, speeds down the sidelines like a cheetah, then slants toward the middle.
From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander
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We learn in an author’s note that “Chase and Finnegan” was inspired by the real-life practice of matching cheetahs in captivity with rescue dogs as companions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Her big ambition is to travel to Kenya, to photograph cheetahs in the wild.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
Similar cases involving cheetahs from Syria, a gorilla from Haiti, and bonobos from Iraq are among those questioned by CITES.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
For years, it seemed most people considered the animals unappealing and preferred seeing “real” predators like lions or cheetahs.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 8, 2024
For me, this was another version of the lions and cheetahs feeling sometimes very close by.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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