lion
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s recent summit came in like a lion and went out like a lamb.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Humans remain the leading cause of mountain lion deaths, whether through hunting or vehicle collisions.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
Three hours before the match, AFP spoke with several protesters who held tickets and wore T-shirts printed with that pre-revolution flag -- horizontal green, white and red stripes overlaid with a sun and a lion.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
"He wasn't the biggest, but he had the heart of a lion," added the ex-Buddies boss, who led the Paisley club to their 2013 League Cup triumph.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Sancho, on Don Quixote's orders, gave the driver and the lion keeper a little money to make up for the delay.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
Graham, for better and worse, had built up a fiefdom for himself in foreign policy, similar to the way McCain or other old Senate lions had.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
During my stay on the islands, I regularly found myself tiptoeing around sea lions lounging beside hotel entrances or ferry docks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
As children, cattle and lambs happily commune with bears, lions and wolves in the foreground, the background depicts William Penn making a treaty with Tamanend, chief of the Lenape Nation, and founding Pennsylvania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
The zoo, which is based at a farm in Old Hurst near Huntingdon, has more than 100 animals, including lions, tigers and meerkats.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
But the most important information that needed to be conveyed was about humans, not about lions and bison.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
