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monkey

[muhng-kee] / ˈmʌŋ ki /




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Another famous performer didn’t have to be on set at all: Martin Scorsese, who voices a fast-talking four-armed digital fellow who looks like a monkey and works in a food cart.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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

Researchers say they have achieved a "world first" by successfully mapping the DNA of a monkey in Staffordshire.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

His daughter loves the rally monkey and the free games in the Pac-Man arcade, and he appreciates Moreno’s focus on affordability.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“And I think we’d better keep this monkey business to ourselves. If word gets out, every farmer in these hills will quit farming and start hunting monkeys. We can’t have that at all.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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