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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

As Al-Louh spoke, a donkey cart with three elderly women and two elderly men as passengers came into view.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 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

But the donkey walked up to a canyonlike cave...and fell in.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

They lived near the city at Tilley Farm, Fisher's 90-acre sanctuary in Farmborough, where she cared for rescued horses, ponies and donkeys.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

She added that, as "intelligent, sensitive animals", any activity involving donkeys must always prioritise their welfare.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

By the end of that season, she had six donkeys, meaning each pair would work one in three days.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

With a background in equine welfare, she saw part of her role there as educating people about donkeys.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

Right under the signpost was a tinker with a pair of donkeys, one of them loaded so high with bags and bundles that it looked ready to tip over, the other conspicuously unburdened.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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