donkey
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This is why Messi's Argentina colleagues are willing to sacrifice themselves when it comes to the donkey work.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
There’s a bug-eyed rabbit, a blue donkey and several variations of what appear to be skulls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
"If you give your money to a donkey sanctuary, that money cannot instead be used for a domestic violence shelter," Lam says.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
It took 20 days to reach Obeid, mostly by foot but also by hitching rides on the occasional donkey cart or livestock truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
I ran as fast as my legs would take me, keeping an eye on them as I went, and hoped the donkey wouldn’t take them too far astray.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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Stephen has 11 donkeys, with six on the beach at any one time, and they work from 11:00-15:45 on days with the right weather.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
By the end of that season, she had six donkeys, meaning each pair would work one in three days.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Unlike Stephen, she did have prior experience, although it was horses rather than donkeys.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
The old mining town of Oatman, known for its feral donkeys, is on the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
We’d be riding donkeys from the train station to our house on the beach when, halfway up a hill, the ocean would suddenly come into view.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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