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ferret

[fer-it] / ˈfɛr ɪt /












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More than 400 ferret traps were laid in 2023.

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

Presentations were given on the Mexican wolf, the black rhino, the red wolf, the black-footed ferret, the snub-nosed monkey, and others.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh




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