ferret
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"We were very excited to see that GHP-88310 given by mouth completely prevented airborne transmission in our ferret model of measles," said first author Carolin Lieber, a senior postdoctoral fellow in the Plemper lab.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Bell said getting rid of an "aggressive predator" like a ferret in a "unique" environment like Rathlin showed what could be achieved.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
Paul McCartney emerged from the wreckage of the Fab Four in 1970, eager to ferret out a fresh sound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
They’re all law-abiding people, and this directive ostensibly aims to ferret out terrorists and criminals.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2025
He appointed McMillan and Kamen to ferret out any flaw in the work.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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That one guy who lives ’round the corner who has three pet ferrets and wears flip-flops all year long.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
They also looked at an unpublished study on ferrets which found that the research-grade version of Ervebo provided 100-percent protection against Bundibugyo, whereas all control animals died within 10 days.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Researchers at Georgia State University have developed an experimental oral antiviral that prevented a measles-like virus from spreading between ferrets through both close contact and the air.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Key to the success of Life Raft has been Woody, the conservation dog, using his super-smelling powers to ensure there were no remaining ferrets.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
Cluny turned back to the ferrets, weasels and stoats.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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Smith, for his part, is dubious about the veracity of the ransom notes - and believes Guthrie was ferreted down to Mexico where she could more easily be kept out of sight.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Agriculture Department ferreted data from 28 states and says it found nearly 186,000 dead recipients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
“Good cops want bad cops ferreted out,” Jenkins said in a recent interview.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023
This is a conventionally structured drama: two characters, a single set, the requisite amount of family conflict, a few ferreted out secrets and a dark shadow of menacing politics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
We were supposed to go out to a film together, but he locked himself in our bathroom upstairs and refused to come out for nearly an hour, until my grandmother had ferreted him out.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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While those investigations are time-limited, FBI agents can use the allotted time to practice techniques against targets, like recruiting informants and ferreting through their mail, financial transactions, phone data and abandoned trash.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2025
Twitter has drastically reduced its staff focused on ferreting out misinformation, hate speech and extremist content since it was bought by Elon Musk.
From Washington Times ● May 5, 2023
In the year or so since Colombia Rural Vital introduced its initiative in Orito, she had become a medical detective of sorts, traveling from village to village, cultivating sources and ferreting out unreported deaths.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
“There’s a difference between just seeking more charges against him and ferreting out how deep this goes in the institution,” she said, referring to Garcia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
Buckbeak was ferreting around on the rocky floor, looking for bones he might have overlooked.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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