wolf
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People can also submit reports of gray wolf sightings to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
"The Mexican grey wolf is not recovered simply because the population has grown," said Claire Musser, executive director of the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The Sacramento Bee, which reported earlier on the wolf sighting, called the appearance of the canine in Lake County “especially significant” because much of the species’ recovery has occurred east of Interstate 5.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
I’m not sure what’s happening to the wolf, but it is definitely feeling like winter for Djokovic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
But what could even a wolf pick up in this?
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Right now the bond markets are like a pack of wolves stalking red deer, probing for weaknesses.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
There are more elk and other prey for the wolves west of the area, making it appealing habitat for the animals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The Wolf Conservation Center noted that ranchers were entitled to up to 100% compensation for any livestock losses caused by wolves under the current system, with individual states providing funding for programmes to deter attacks.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team places the number of Mexican wolves at 317 at the end of 2025.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Three children who had been raised by wolves had certainly known enough of death to understand: A duck, once eaten, does not come back to paddle ’round the pond another day.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Costa conveys nearly everything he needs to simply through his arrangement of the actors’ bodies: The man hungrily wolfs down his food in the foreground, chattering about Joaquim’s kindness and decency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2020
Alleged assailants in both cases have been painted as lone wolfs acting out of mental instability and disagreement with the politicians’ messages.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2018
Even the highest-ranking executive shamelessly wolfs down a taco.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2015
He's a boy and wolfs his food down.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2015
As his father prepares to write an article — he has an inkstone out, and a wolfs hair maobi — his mother prepares to speak up.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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As a teenager, I wolfed down tomes such as “Salem’s Lot,” “The Green Mile,” “Firestarter” and “Carrie.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
On January 2, I wolfed down a breakfast of dehydrated porridge with Christian Wild, a postdoctoral scholar who works with Pettit.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2022
The children wolfed down usually verboten sugary cereals, while the dads pounded coffees and breakfast sandwiches.
From Washington Post ● May 27, 2021
Here are five comfort-inspired dishes I’ve wolfed down happily in recent weeks that have warmed me up during these shivery days.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2020
As soon as he took a bite the hunger became uncontrollable, and he wolfed down half the can before he could stop.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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I saw something about Messi wolfing on a brisket sandwich at a Buc-ee’s but without video proof, I suspect that may have been an AI hallucination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
I stopped several times for roadside fruit at different points around the city, wolfing down chili-spiked mango, drenched in lime juice, from behind the wheel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
He was Joey Chestnut wolfing down hot dogs, but without the prize at the end.
From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2023
This, of course, was why I was unable to tear myself away from the deck, wolfing down meals and sleeping as little as possible.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
They ate without speaking, first wolfing it down, then savoring each bite, chewing on the narrow bones, eating every scrap of potato.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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