scavenger
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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
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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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