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kitten

[kit-n] / ˈkɪt n /
NOUN
young cat
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Gemma Champ, a writer from north London, rescued her cat Frankie as a kitten 17 years ago, when she lived in Abu Dhabi.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

A beaming Vickye Giraldo holds her rescued kitten tight against her chest outside her ruined home in quake-hit Cali, Colombia.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

The city’s vouchers for the Community Cat Program have stagnated compared with vouchers for individuals with pets, Naitaki said, leading to explosive kitten seasons like this year.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

On a business trip to Texas last year, her colleagues found a crying kitten in a warehouse after a storm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

“I’m not going to give you your memory back,” Poppet says, watching Chandresh as the kitten attempts to crawl onto his lap.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

“Fewer available surgeries mean more unsterilized cats, more kittens born outdoors and more animals entering shelters during a season when space, foster homes, staffing and veterinary capacity are already stretched,” Newkirk said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The outfit partners with Kitten Rescue Los Angeles, a nonprofit that rescues and adopts out homeless cats and kittens.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

The Kobe kittens weighed around 150 grams when they were born but now weigh more than one kilo and are starting to eat solid food like chicken and horse meat, the zoo said.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

During the study period, cameras captured images of a mother mountain lion accompanied by kittens.

From Science Daily Jun. 28, 2026

Finn wouldn’t mind if she went into his room to see the kittens, to give them water.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby




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