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 actually the largest members of the weasel family, weighing up to 40 pounds.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2024
Frank changed form—shrinking into something lean and furry... a weasel?
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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