squeak
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A wild possum joined stuffed furry friends in an Australian airport gift shop this week, surprising travellers in an adorable case of hide and squeak.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
Then Vahid hears the telltale squeak of Peg Leg’s prosthetic leg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
Despite his size, he dunks so rarely that when he actually does manage to squeak the ball over the rim, the Denver bench goes absolutely bonkers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
He is buoyant and thinks that in a tight tussle with Reform UK, he can squeak a win.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
The walls are white, the floors squeak, and everything smells like a mix of toxic cleaning products and sickness.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
When the axle squeaks, as is happening in the 14th yet again, the rest of Los Angeles should watch out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
Diving beneath a white cathedral of ice, I could hear the shrill whistles, honks, and squeaks of harp seals.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024
These included grunts, whimpers, laughter, screams, hoos, barks, squeaks, and pant hoots.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2023
“This season is all about physical comedy and stupid sound effects — we put so many basketball sneaker squeaks in places where they don’t belong!”
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
The heavy door squeaks open just enough to let me slip through.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
I've not been impressed by Belgium, who squeaked their way to finish top of what was a pretty weak group.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
The same day, the S&P 500 squeaked by with a 24.74-point, or almost 0.4%, gain that sent it to 6,796.29, for its best daily performance in a week.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 28, 2026
Consumer staples squeaked by at 6.5% versus 6.4%.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025
But at 3-3, they might look more dangerous than they did all of last year, when they squeaked out a number of close wins before getting clobbered by the Eagles in the Super Bowl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
A mouse squeaked and scurried out of sight, and then Roz had the barn to herself.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
The tiny puppy, barely bigger than a football, is gently squeaking from inside a large cage where she is joined by a half-chewed fizzy drinks bottle and an array of dog toys.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
“Wuthering Heights” begins with a slowly intensifying squeaking noise, bellowing out over a blank black frame.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
Since Friday, investors have been moving back toward tech and other riskier assets, but with the Dow squeaking toward a record, it shows they aren’t abandoning things either.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
A sweet moron, but a moron nonetheless, which is evident as soon as Pattinson starts squeaking banalities in a nasal gasp that sounds as though he’s never gotten enough oxygen to his brain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
“It’s all right,” he whispered to the squeaking, squirming pile of them, nosing their mother’s belly.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
