ferret
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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
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
There was no smell of ferret or weasel.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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They also looked at an unpublished study on ferrets which found that the research-grade version of Ervebo provided 100-percent protection against Bundibugyo, whereas all control animals died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
Removing ferrets also has benefits for the community.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
Some ferrets that drank the raw milk became infected, but those that ate the raw milk cheese did not.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2025
A lot of rabbits said there was nothing in it, but some thought that Fiver might have foreseen men with guns and ferrets.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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
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
“Good cops want bad cops ferreted out,” Jenkins said in a recent interview.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023
He was glad that Jimmy thought he’d ferreted out the reason Frankie was late.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
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
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
“They should not be able to act like Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby ferreting out clues,” that poll worker wrote.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2022
A slice of cold air cut through the office, ferreting me out from behind the rack.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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