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kangaroo

[kang-guh-roo] / ˌkæŋ gəˈru /


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"I hate losing, so that's my motivation," said Alcaraz, who plans to have a tattoo of a kangaroo to mark his achievement.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

The researchers also compared the heel bones of giant kangaroos with those of living kangaroo species.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

“We don’t want these guys to have kangaroo courts,” Vance said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

It didn’t help that her husband—who’d known Hoxha when the two men were students together in Paris—was found guilty by a kangaroo court of plotting to overthrow the government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

The picture of the kangaroo showed a baby peeking out of its pouch.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly