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scavenger

[skav-in-jer] / ˈskæv ɪn dʒər /
NOUN
forager
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NOUN
collector
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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

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

At one man's request, the agency devised a "Mission Impossible" production for an adventurous young woman: an iPad delivered in the morning launched a scavenger hunt across Paris by sidecar and by boat.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

I had suddenly found a clue to a scavenger hunt I didn’t know I had joined.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen

Other damaged bones may have been bitten by different predators or scavengers living in the region at the time, including other carnivorous dinosaurs and crocodilians.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

The charity explained that the birds were "primarily scavengers who travel far and wide in search of food".

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 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

Farther out, a few gnawed-over carcasses were discarded to be scoured clean by lower-ranking scavengers.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker



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