wildcat

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Nineteenth-century wildcat notes circulated in an era when collateral requirements, where they existed at all, were routinely evaded and unenforceable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

This is pushing wildcat miners into relatively untouched areas like Bau.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Two wildcat helicopters with anti-drone-capabilities will also arrive in Cyprus on Friday.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

To better understand how evolution shaped these sounds, the researchers compared domestic cat meows with those of five wild cat species: African wildcat, European wildcat, jungle cat, cheetah, and cougar.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

And there was a cat beside her, to his astonishment: a large wildcat, as tall as his knee, fur on end, teeth bared, tail erect.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman