ferret
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The ferret is thought to have been brought in deliberately in the 1980s to control pests.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
They’re all law-abiding people, and this directive ostensibly aims to ferret out terrorists and criminals.
From Slate • Dec. 17, 2025
The modern discipline of psychology would ferret out the private motives of regular and refined collectors alike.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
We will ferret out students who protest against my policies.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2025
Evidently our Muggle friend had unearthed not a ferret, as he supposed, but a Jarvey, most likely in pursuit of its favourite prey, gnomes.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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