ferret

The results of a year-long research project are expected to reveal more about Guernsey's wild ferret population than ever, project leaders have said.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

"We were very excited to see that GHP-88310 given by mouth completely prevented airborne transmission in our ferret model of measles," said first author Carolin Lieber, a senior postdoctoral fellow in the Plemper lab.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

The online service Grammarly originated in 2009 as a suite of tools to help ferret out plagiarism in schoolwork or help students hone their grammar and spelling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

Paul McCartney emerged from the wreckage of the Fab Four in 1970, eager to ferret out a fresh sound.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Ten thousand years ago, there were no dairy cows or ferret hounds or large ears of corn.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

That one guy who lives ’round the corner who has three pet ferrets and wears flip-flops all year long.

From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026

They also looked at an unpublished study on ferrets which found that the research-grade version of Ervebo provided 100-percent protection against Bundibugyo, whereas all control animals died within 10 days.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

Researchers at Georgia State University have developed an experimental oral antiviral that prevented a measles-like virus from spreading between ferrets through both close contact and the air.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

Key to the success of Life Raft has been Woody, the conservation dog, using his super-smelling powers to ensure there were no remaining ferrets.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

Nevertheless, the weasels, and their brethren the stoats and ferrets, argued their case hotly.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Smith, for his part, is dubious about the veracity of the ransom notes - and believes Guthrie was ferreted down to Mexico where she could more easily be kept out of sight.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

The Agriculture Department ferreted data from 28 states and says it found nearly 186,000 dead recipients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

In a clever bit of detective work, Yale legal scholar Reva Siegel has ferreted out the vital role that this “seminar” plays in the originalist ecosystem:

From Slate ● May 14, 2024

Tran ferreted out a Social Security number for the patient from a confidential report about her test result, then plugged that into the databases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

We were supposed to go out to a film together, but he locked himself in our bathroom upstairs and refused to come out for nearly an hour, until my grandmother had ferreted him out.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Spanish credited her with ferreting out plots against them and helping to recruit Indigenous warriors to Cortés’ ranks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026

Twitter has drastically reduced its staff focused on ferreting out misinformation, hate speech and extremist content since it was bought by Elon Musk.

From Washington Times ● May 5, 2023

In the year or so since Colombia Rural Vital introduced its initiative in Orito, she had become a medical detective of sorts, traveling from village to village, cultivating sources and ferreting out unreported deaths.

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023

At the recent Television Critics Association press tour, Manville claimed that she's not too shabby at ferreting out information herself.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2022

Buckbeak was ferreting around on the rocky floor, looking for bones he might have overlooked.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling