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As Professor Mitchell puts it: "The connections between dogs on the one paw and people dependent on wild plant and animal resources on the other are ancient, diverse, and profound."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

During his run, he said, he was taken aback by sights such as a North Korean raising a poodle’s paw to wave at runners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Barker combines the monkey’s paw and Pygmalion myths in this story about a young man who wishes that his dream girl would fall in love with him.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

And a former lion from Longleat is being immortalised by an inventor who has recreated her paw print in tyre form, which could help improve the grip of Nasa's rover vehicles that work on Mars.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

He laid a paw on the badger’s shoulder.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The male bear—later identified as a known burglar named Judy—moseyed into a bathroom, put its paws on the counter and sniffed a tube of toothpaste before leaving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

These hairs are especially common behind the ears, beneath the lips, and near the base of the paws.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

Pets are also at risk, with authorities recommending dogs remain indoors except for bathroom breaks, and warning owners to watch for hot asphalt that can burn paws.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

The charity also recommends the pavement test: if you can't comfortably hold your hand on the ground for five seconds, it's too hot for your dog's paws, external.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

The ceiling is so low he can reach it with his paws.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

I pawed through the outer lands of my mother’s closet before asking if I could alter a navy trapeze-style dress she no longer wore.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

The paint changed hands, the tempo rose, the men pawed each other freely, using touch and color to shake off their invisibility.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2022

He pawed with his jab in the first couple of rounds but started throwing the punch with greater force and following it with straight rights.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2022

Officials said the animal pawed its way into the bedroom and bit its owner on the arm as the fire took hold.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 2, 2022

The two polar bears pushed and pawed at each other until Boomer pulled away and took a swipe at Nanuq’s head.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Sunday’s most intriguing sporting event won’t be Ravens versus the Bills, or Lions pawing at Packers, or even the Jets facing off against their former yoga instructor, Aaron Rodgers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2025

Boots, a young black-and-white domestic shorthair cat, lies on his back, pawing playfully at the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

All he’s doing with this feral pawing for a message is frittering that away.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2024

Trisha Allison, 50, from Wilford in Nottinghamshire, said her two-year-old collie cross Luna had jumped at her and began pawing and sniffing at her right breast in April.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2023

No pawing, no heavy breathing, none of that; it would have been out of place, somehow, for him as well as for me.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood