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lion

[lahy-uhn] / ˈlaɪ ən /


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The last time Bhagwat spoke in the U.S., eight years ago, he urged solidarity among Hindus—who have caste, language and other divides—by comparing the community to a lion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Crimson is the latest mountain lion cub to be rescued at the Oakland Zoo.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Its velvet binding has metal corner guards bearing her crowned falcon with a lion rampant, dragon and greyhound, and Anne’s motifs recur in the illuminations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

The Hubble Space Telescope previously observed the nebula in 2000, imaging the lion face-shaped target in visible light.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

The warriors reasoned that the lion had eaten too much to run fast and that the muddy ground would slow him up.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

Blumenfield said there is “a plethora of information including ecological and biological reports, insights from the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, and years of evidence from neighbors” that the golf course is habitat for mountain lions.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

The crowd chanted his name and dozens laid flowers at the feet of the lions at the base of Nelson’s Column.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Earlier research modeled what would happen to deer-vehicle collisions if mountain lions recolonized the eastern United States, where they once roamed before hunting and habitat destruction left them largely confined to the West.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Autopsies show that the lions, aged three to 15, had suffered from dehydration and multiple organ failure - suggesting heat was the cause, said the zoo.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

She sat on a stone bench supported by two crouching lions, their faces streaked with dark stains like tears.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn




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