ferret

La Société said it had been aware of the feral ferret population for some time, but "didn't know anything about them".

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

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

From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2025

It resembles an overgrown ferret in most respects, except for the fact that it can talk.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

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They also looked at an unpublished study on ferrets which found that the research-grade version of Ervebo provided 100-percent protection against Bundibugyo, whereas all control animals died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

In a world-first, Rathlin Island, off the coast of County Antrim, has eradicated ferrets.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

The study also included an animal experiment using ferrets, which are highly susceptible to H5N1.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2025

Pete Redmarley and Nick Yew said they went rabbiting with their ferrets up the bridle path one time, and that it's blocked by a new estate in Malvern Wells.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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

He also "ferreted about" in a "deception" to obtain false "dodgy" quotes to help the firm get the lucrative business.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025

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

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

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

Before her face was widely recognized at City Hall, Ann spent hours walking the halls of that building, ferreting out the confidential meetings of various boards and commissions that controlled Hayti.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson