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forage

[fawr-ij, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪdʒ, ˈfɒr- /


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As they grow older, they are more likely to leave the nest and forage for food.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Bumblebees can accumulate dramatically higher levels of toxic heavy metals than honeybees, even when both species forage in the same area, according to new research from the University of Cambridge.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

The surrogate teaches the pup to groom, forage, and behave like a wild otter, Long said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

A camera trap in Tasmania originally set to photograph quolls captured a possum mother and joey passing nightly to forage.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

How had he figured out my secret plan, that Otto and I weren’t heading off to forage?

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

We were planning adventures, date nights and what we would cook with our forages from the farmers market.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

Chef Mo, who owns a tiny hole-in-the-wall eatery in Jeonju, forages her own mushrooms on the mountainside, grows produce in her backyard and makes most of her laborious, time-intensive dishes from scratch.

From Salon Oct. 26, 2025

Ms Avery says she uses the ingredients she forages as inspiration for her products at L.A.

From BBC Oct. 27, 2024

A curious sea otter pup peeks out from behind a column of kelp while it forages for crabs or snails off California’s Monterey Bay.

From National Geographic Nov. 14, 2023

Emma didn’t mind his experiments with her flowers or his forages into her sewing box for threads to use in his experiments.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

Savannah and her mother joked about the javelinas, the piglike animals that foraged through the family’s trash cans at night.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

But officials said the man, who was described as being of “Hispanic descent,” died after eating wild mushrooms foraged at a regional park in the county.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2026

Six bumble bee colonies foraged in a shared arena where they could approach feeders that either had ants nearby or had no ants at all.

From Science Daily Nov. 13, 2025

“With these foraged apples, you can sprinkle that in to add complexity.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

Still full of forebodings of a hard winter, he foraged about for what he was sure was the last edible stuff on the island: various seeds, dry berries, mushrooms.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

Honeybees regularly visit these same areas while collecting nectar and pollen, raising questions about what happens when they are exposed to weedkillers during their daily foraging.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

The species at one time bred along the Exmoor coastline, which continues to provide ideal foraging, including an abundance of fish, and breeding habitat for the birds.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

As it gets hotter bee foraging activity may increase, and they may cover greater distances.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

The nonprofit has long maintained that the land — reportedly the last undeveloped sliver of Big Bear Lake’s shoreline — represents critical foraging habitat for the eagles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Finally, silence fell as the huge animals left the water and went foraging for grass.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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