ferret
Example Sentences
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"Here on Rathlin in 2017, a feral ferret reached one of our puffin colonies and killed 27 puffins in a two-day period," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
Such information can be hard enough to ferret out in democracies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
They’re all law-abiding people, and this directive ostensibly aims to ferret out terrorists and criminals.
From Slate • Dec. 17, 2025
We will ferret out students who protest against my policies.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2025
I hear yeh made a good ferret, Malfoy.”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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