scavenger
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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
The logo challenge was one of several exercises designed to use those skills, alongside a scavenger hunt and a whodunnit fraud exercise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The dump, which is partly open air, attracts large numbers of scavenger birds.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Many scavenger species have also developed behaviors that help limit their exposure to disease, further reducing the risks associated with this food source.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2026
Dimple bit her lip to keep from smiling and then very deliberately looked down to pull out the scavenger hunt list.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
Their remains may then have remained exposed, allowing scavengers to feed on the carcasses before the bones were eventually buried and fossilized.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
"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 birds noisily fight over their stolen feast, a potential tip-off to other scavengers.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
The result is a rare specimen that wasn’t worn down by scavengers or exposure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Father laughed and pointed out the places on the sides where some scavengers had already taken the boards away.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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