lion

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During closing arguments in the Los Angeles case a week and a half ago, Mark Lanier, an attorney representing Kaley, compared the companies to a lion preying on a herd of gazelle on the Serengeti.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Preston is a corporate titan living out his lion in winter phase.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

The Barbary lionesses, Thheiba and Fidda, were 22-years-old and were the remaining two females of a pride at Belfast Zoo, with one male lion named Qays left.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

She’d never heard of a mountain lion attack in her area, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

When our little caravan finally reached the canyon, a mountain lion jumped out and chased the sheep, and I was sure I would be rid of you.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri