scavenger
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The trust added that it had installed scavenger equipment at the maternity unit and that women could have confidence that it is safe to use Entonox.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The finding supports the picture of T. rex as an active predator or scavenger with a relatively fast metabolism rather than a sluggish animal that depended heavily on basking in the sun.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The steps that had to be followed to find a party or rave added to the fun, turning these events into adrenaline-pumping scavenger hunts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Watching a season of your favorite NFL team has turned into a $1,000-a-year scavenger hunt,” said Grant Spellmeyer, President and CEO of America’s Communications Association.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
But she didn’t know how Mr. Griswold’s scavenger hunt was supposed to work—did this man know about it and he had a clue waiting for them?
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
"They are essential to eco-systems", he says, detailing how as scavengers they remove tonnes of waste on a "phenomenal scale".
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The couple kept feeding the scavengers, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
This behavior made sense, since wolves create reliable feeding opportunities for scavengers.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 19, 2026
The birds noisily fight over their stolen feast, a potential tip-off to other scavengers.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
Like others around them, many scavengers abandoned their brooms and shovels and ran from the city.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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