weasel
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"He's a weasel of a man because every time he's confronted, he becomes sick or says one of his family members has died," says Marns, who now lives in Dubai.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
“But when universities do the same thing by trying to weasel out of their contracts, it’s equally corrosive.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
Lacking Spotify, they decided to pass the time by undertaking “an enumeration and actual count” of road-killed animals—a battered weasel here, a flattened garter snake there.
From Slate • May 25, 2024
Wolverines resemble diminutive bears but are the largest member of the weasel family, weighing up to 40 pounds.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2024
He said she looked like a weasel, which wasn't true, but they couldn't keep on calling her the crying girl after she finally stopped crying.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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