monkey
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Inspired by my late grandmother’s Southern funeral sandwiches, this savory monkey bread is pure crowd-pleaser territory.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
The zoo added that it was considering a full ban on filming around the monkey enclosure and was putting requests to film from YouTubers temporarily on hold.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Two US nationals have been arrested after one jumped into the enclosure of an internet-famous monkey at a Japanese zoo while the other filmed the stunt, police have said.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Plush toy versions of his cats and monkey characters sit on recently upholstered matte orange, cream and red booths.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Every time the big monkey ran at me he only came a little way, then he would turn and shuffle back.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Wild Futures said the sanctuary began when it started rescuing woolly monkeys from the pet trade.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
"As such, we have made the difficult decision to direct funds towards securing a safe future for the monkeys."
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Before this discovery, Early Miocene fossil sites in North Africa had produced remains of monkeys but no confirmed apes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Self-Portrait With Monkeys” features the raven-haired artist unfazed by the presence of four spider monkeys — two touching her while the others peer from tropical foliage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
In every way that he could, Rowdy was showing those monkeys that he was the friendliest hound dog in the world.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
The timeline got complicated, screenwriters monkeyed with the story mechanics, directors brought new special effects into the battle to keep the action fresh.
From The Verge ● Nov. 1, 2019
He and Hetfield purposefully monkeyed with the mix, he said.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 15, 2018
Ingredients whose genes have been monkeyed with are avoided.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2017
What we’ll all soon learn, if we haven’t already, is that the presidency isn’t something to be monkeyed with.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2017
Grunt monkeyed his way up in half the time, delivering Addison to the top under one arm.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
So $14 million in the past eight months, with all the monkeying around that we’ve done, suggests that next year it could be $40 million.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2025
But Draper's "monkeying about" after the game resulted in him having to walk back to the hotel as Sherring "needed some space".
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2024
He said monkeying with WebTA is rampant at the bureau.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
Thankfully there has been no monkeying around with the formidably tall gâteau Basque, which is flavored with rum and served with a sparkling orange puddle of Cara Cara marmalade.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
She couldn’t have some dummy monkeying with her looms.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
