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forage

[fawr-ij, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪdʒ, ˈfɒr- /


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Bumblebees usually forage within about 1.5 km of their nests, giving them fewer opportunities to avoid local pollution.

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

It enabled our ancestors to forage for food and water during the hottest period of the day, with sweat to keep them from overheating.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 16, 2026

The rescue service said the prolonged harsh weather conditions placed significant strain on many wildlife species that relied on calmer conditions to forage successfully.

From BBC Jan. 28, 2026

On August 12, he dragged himself out of the bus to forage for berries, after posting a plea for assistance in the unlikely event that someone would stop by while he was away.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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

Not the kind you get at a tiny restaurant with exposed brick and a chef who forages.

From Salon Apr. 7, 2026

Rayan Ait-Nouri forages forward from left back for Wolves, reaching the box and managing to get a shot away.

From BBC Feb. 24, 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

She said they were important to island ecosystems as they dropped seeds as they foraged, helping forest regeneration, and were a key indicator species for overall ecosystem health.

From BBC Aug. 12, 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

Their diet centered on smaller marine mammals including harbor seals and harbor porpoises, and they usually traveled and foraged in groups of about five.

From Science Daily Nov. 20, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

She had often observed the dassies as they foraged for grass.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

He's already been out in his kayak to catch fish, he's been foraging for mushrooms and berries, and he's enjoyed vegetables from his neighbour's croft.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

It also serves as a winter foraging site for Cook Inlet beluga whales, whose numbers have dropped to around 300.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

"For a colony, a 13 percent reduction in foraging can be consequential," Couvillon said.

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

The amount of food the rabbits produced was not very large, but once inside the wood the bird clearly felt safer and was able to hobble about and do some foraging for itself.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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