spotted

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The animal was first spotted during a 2015 deep-sea expedition aboard the exploration vessel E/V Nautilus.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Jamie Spence, 52, from Writtle, near Chelmsford, was spotted by a police officer while sounding his horn outside Braintree station on 4 December last year.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Santa Rosa Island is also home to a lizard species found on three of the Channel Islands, a spotted skunk endemic to two Channel Islands, a unique island fox subspecies and several uncommon birds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

It was spotted at the same place again in 2013.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The house was at the foot of a steep hill, surrounded by a shin-high lawn spotted with daisies and clover.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell