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forage

[fawr-ij, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪdʒ, ˈfɒr- /


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Dobson added he made sure to forage responsibly, only taking a third of what he found, and doing so with any landowner's permission.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

A typical forage at this time of year could produce 20 or 30 edible types of mushroom, he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

At first, Americans mostly grew soybeans as forage and livestock feed.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

But with the water shortage leaving a dearth of forage grass and hay, she said it’s getting much harder to earn a living.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

He would not hear of the gull going out to forage.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

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

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

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024

While one bird protects the chicks—usually two—the partner forages at sea.

From National Geographic ● Nov. 30, 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

The trust said habitat loss and fragmentation were likely to have a bigger impact on the Moss carder than many other species as it typically foraged closer to its nest than most other bumblebees.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

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

The skull anatomy indicates that the dodo may not have been active only during the daytime and could also have moved or foraged around dawn and dusk.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

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

So he foraged in the cupboard and wrote The Fairies of the Mountain on the back of his father’s notes about barnacles and observations about pigeons and chickens.

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

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and her challenger Nithya Raman darted across the city over the weekend, foraging for votes as the clock ticks down before Tuesday’s election.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

For Unsworth, autumn is the highlight of the foraging calendar.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Karen fights inflation by traveling during off-peak weekdays, making her own yogurt, and foraging for free, blemished produce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation is hoping 2026 could be a “bumper summer of butterflies” because warm, dry days mean uninterrupted foraging, mating and egg-laying.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

A foraging wild creature, intent above all upon survival, is as strong as the grass.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams


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