shrew
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The shrews must also dodge the menacing cat, Terrification, as well as the bumbling Inspector Dalgliesh, a dog who finds his name a constant source of exasperation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Small animals like water voles and shrews, which live in burrows, can survive fast-moving fires but their habitats and the food they rely on are destroyed.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025
The team checked the traps about every two hours for three days and four nights because the shrews die if they don’t eat every few hours, making them difficult to capture alive and photograph.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025
Historically, women wheelchair users in films are depicted as sad, confined women or vicious shrews.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2024
No more mice and shrews and moles, no more cold nights in the shed.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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