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donkey

[dong-kee, dawng-, duhng-] / ˈdɒŋ ki, ˈdɔŋ-, ˈdʌŋ- /


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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

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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