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sentinel

[sen-tn-l] / ˈsɛn tn l /


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"When you only have a handful of species that can persist in environments like that, and they're really sensitive to change, those serve as really good sentinel taxa," Adams said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

The mean rescue sentinel did not think so.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024

If musical theater had a canine sentinel, it might well be a standard French poodle.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024

The church stood empty like a silent sentinel over a small cemetery next to it.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2024

By night, the torchlight blazing from its high windows, it was like a huge sentinel who did not sleep.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye




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