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donkey

[dong-kee, dawng-, duhng-] / ˈdɒŋ ki, ˈdɔŋ-, ˈdʌŋ- /


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Countess of Chester chief executive Tony Chambers referred to it as "the donkey sanctuary".

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

He voiced depressive donkey Eeyore in TV animation The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh from the late 1980s as well as numerous related shows, films and games.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

There’s a bug-eyed rabbit, a blue donkey and several variations of what appear to be skulls.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

It took 20 days to reach Obeid, mostly by foot but also by hitching rides on the occasional donkey cart or livestock truck.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2026

Anger pulses through my veins as the morning sun gets higher, and I walk with greater determination, pulling the donkey and Mother along with me.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

In Surrey, Leatherhead Lions Club said its annual bank holiday donkey derby would no longer include the donkeys or a dog show "for the welfare and comfort of the animals".

From BBC May 25, 2026

Unlike Stephen, she did have prior experience, although it was horses rather than donkeys.

From BBC May 16, 2026

"I started with two donkeys and it was very obvious over that Easter period that it was something people were really interested in," she said.

From BBC May 16, 2026

The old mining town of Oatman, known for its feral donkeys, is on the way.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

An iron drab and a silver talent, a stone and a piece of fruit, two bricks, a clod of earth and one of the donkeys.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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