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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

The 118-year-old bear, which still has a working growl - now described as "more like a squeak" - was expected to fetch between £300 and £500.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 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

Which would be more impressive if it didn’t have rubber leg caps, making it land with a squeak rather than a bang.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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

The exact purpose of these ear squeaks is unclear, but Groh's initial hunch is that it might help sharpen people's perception.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2023

It’s very good, the new fake snow; it even squeaks when you walk on it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2022

Smith complements the suffocating visuals with an elaborate sound design involving an anxiety-inducing assortment of squeaks, gurgles, moans, whispers, whimpers and clangs that make “Tin Can” well worth watching with headphones.

From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2022

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

It’s a remarkable run for a team that barely squeaked into the playoffs and for a coach who last won a championship 22 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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

Reliever Justin Wrobleski pitched a scoreless seventh and Sasaki squeaked through a tense bottom of the eighth, giving up a single to Springer and walking Guerrero.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025

The monkey squeaked and sank his teeth in my finger.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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

“It Was Just an Accident” hinges on that chilling squeaking, which Vahid notices at the start of the movie and then not again until the very end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 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

In the end he don’t wake up, or anyhow he don’t come out to the shed to see what’s making all the noise falling down and squeaking the doors.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick