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sleuth

[slooth] / sluθ /


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Arable farmers may soon be able to stop slugs eating their crops thanks to research by a Shropshire-based university and the work of "slug sleuth" farmers.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Preparations for the event have been conducted in the utmost secrecy, with top reporters from the usually staid New York Times forced to sleuth through local hotels for hints of the guest list.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

"There are some similarities between me and my main character but she's much grumpier than me. I'd make a useless sleuth," said Perry.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

“At its center is Beast Mode: the 510’s legendary fixer and freelance sleuth whose rough exterior hides a code of loyalty and willingness to deal with problems others won’t touch,” the release reads.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2026

Declared books are flagged for all users to see, alerting every book sleuth to the hidden book that is now worth double points.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Some are by amateur forensic analysts and would-be internet sleuths with podcast names like The Murder Men that dissect the killing as if it’s a 1980s cold case.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

Would-be sleuths with Ratajkowski’s essay and a gossip rag handy will have their work cut out for them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Data collected by 28 "slug sleuths" has helped researchers from Harper Adams University find environmentally friendly slug control methods in the form of "prediction maps".

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

These sleuths are often anonymous themselves, such as an X user who goes by Andrey_10gwei and tracked potential insider bets on Middle East wars.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

At another the sleuths set out on the trail.

From The Adventures of Bobby Orde by Brehm, Worth




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