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squirrel

[skwur-uhl, skwuhr-, skwir-uhl] / ˈskwɜr əl, ˈskwʌr-, ˈskwɪr əl /


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And at East Bay Hardware, Emma chased a squirrel into the store that took two days to remove.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

"Secondly, greys have squirrel pox - it doesn't affect them but they transmit it to red squirrels and it's fatal for them. It's a horrible disease and causes them ulcers and blindness."

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

The squirrel monkey, which relies strongly on vision, has a brain dominated by the neocortex.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

During the top of the seventh inning, the squirrel found his way between the mound and home plate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

They made little squirrel faces, nibbling away with imaginary buck teeth, while holding their paws—that is to say, hands—in front of them.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Red squirrels are not native to Jersey, having been introduced in 1885.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

What is the family labrador-slash-wide receiver doing this December besides barking out the window at squirrels?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The network said it wanted to support plans which helped local communities celebrate red squirrels and reconnect with nature, such as themed walks or improving spaces linked to conservation.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

All are adorned with jewels and tails made of real horse hair, many of which have been eaten by squirrels or other critters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Granted, there was an elm tree right outside, with spreading branches full of dancing leaves and friendly squirrels.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

The funds we squirreled away back then help buffer us from inflation in retirement now.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Fadhli pointed to some boxes of basic medical supplies squirreled away in a corner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

"I haven't been on wages for the past two weeks. I'm now dipping into savings, money that I've squirreled away for retirement, with no insight into exactly when this will be over."

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025

It was from frankly upsetting circumstances, so I’ve squirreled it away in some high-yield savings accounts and continued to live comfortably off my regular income.

From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2024

The other families in our flat scrambled to give the Nazi officer everything they had squirreled away: little bits of jewelry, a pocket watch, a handful of zloty.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz

"I just feel like right now, we need that money squirrelled away in a safe spot," he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2025

During the late 2000s, when Pliny the Younger became the most sought-after ale in North America, Brouwer’s had kegs of the triple IPA squirrelled away.

From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024

Given the lax-to-nonexistent policing in Ottawa, it’s impossible to know what else could be squirrelled away in the convoy’s warren of vehicles, tents, and bases.

From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2022

Before they left, they squirrelled away tens of billions of dollars in government funds in a network of private bank accounts around the world.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 16, 2019

For the City’s most ambitious financiers, this was tantalising: there was all this money squirrelled away, doing nothing much, and it was exactly what they needed in their quest to start selling bonds again.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 7, 2018

But, mindful of fluctuating costs, they have also been taking steps to reduce their fuel consumption, while "squirreling away that extra little bit of cash".

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

You have to choose — there’s no squirreling out of it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

Officials have been squirreling away reserves in anticipation of the contract, though they’re unlikely to cover the full cost.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

In his early working years, he was a lifeguard and installed sprinkler systems, squirreling away his earnings with the goal of starting a private investment firm.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2021

She'd seen both her mother and father do it so many times during her childhood, squirreling away money from their business to avoid the prying eyes—and pockets—of the bankers of the Marvellian Mint.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

He still rereads his manuscripts from the beginning each day—an increasing burden, as each book goes on—stripping away what’s superfluous and squirrelling new ideas into the gaps.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 9, 2019

In early 2016 some analysts fretted that consumers were squirrelling away the money they were saving on cheap petrol, and so denying the economy a needed fillip.

From Economist ● Dec. 14, 2017

There’s no heavy murk or gothic doom, just that gorgeous, squirrelling synth that’s sad and sweet, vulnerable and lost.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2015

If they had fled after squirrelling away millions, why was there no sign of largesse?

From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2013

And Switzerland's banking privacy is under threat from a long-running dispute with the US, which takes a dim view of its wealthier citizens squirrelling away funds in Swiss banks to avoid tax.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2011


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