gopher
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His Turner Endangered Species Fund, launched in June 1997, has worked to save gopher tortoises, monarch butterflies and leopard frogs, working mainly with private landowners.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
When the New England Patriots signed Mike Vrabel as a young linebacker in 2001, they sent a gopher from the team’s personnel department to scoop him up at the airport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
Five years ago, according to the report, the city was in the middle of the pack at 49th, only to sink steadily into a gopher hole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
One of these species is the endangered dusky gopher frog.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2023
The earth was perfect for a gopher hole too, black and soft and yet with a little clay in it so that it didn’t crumble and the tunnels didn’t cave in.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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