ferret

"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

More than 400 ferret traps were laid in 2023.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 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

They’re all law-abiding people, and this directive ostensibly aims to ferret out terrorists and criminals.

From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2025

“Indeed he was,” said the ferret, “and your man here says to me, says he, ‘There’s something pulling Ragear along.’

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Supporters say Title IX is vital to campus safety because it ferrets out sexual misconduct that might not be considered a crime but still make it hard for a student to continue studies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

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They also looked at an unpublished study on ferrets which found that the research-grade version of Ervebo provided 100-percent protection against Bundibugyo, whereas all control animals died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

During the first phase of the project, 98 ferrets were caught in winter 2023.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

After issuing orders to his remaining captains, Cluny, accompanied by a score of assorted rats, weasels, stoats and ferrets, crept off along the course of the ditch.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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

Effective today it is not just a point of contention, it is a sin, to be ferreted out through rumor and whisper, to be punished by reprisals, unstated but ever present.

From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2025

“Good cops want bad cops ferreted out,” Jenkins said in a recent interview.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023

This is a conventionally structured drama: two characters, a single set, the requisite amount of family conflict, a few ferreted out secrets and a dark shadow of menacing politics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2022

He sees the look on my face and smiles, sure that he has ferreted out the secret desire of my heart.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

For litigators, it has created a new imperative: ferreting out citations that have been fabricated by AI bots in their own court filings — and their adversaries’.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

While those investigations are time-limited, FBI agents can use the allotted time to practice techniques against targets, like recruiting informants and ferreting through their mail, financial transactions, phone data and abandoned trash.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2025

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

Werner is eight years old and ferreting about in the refuse behind a storage shed when he discovers what looks like a large spool of thread.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr