fawn
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He has no siblings, no schoolmates and, after the death of the only other boy within walking distance, no friends—but he has Flag, an orphaned fawn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
One of his favorite moves is to humiliate people who are dumb enough to fawn over him.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2025
“Most gay boys I knew tended to fawn over other divas of the era, but my chosen idol was Merle.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
But now that mechanism may get in the way because it’s responding to any vulnerability as a sign that you need to fight, flee, freeze, or fawn — four common responses to trauma or threats.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024
He’d trained him to lie in the woods like a fawn.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
In recent days, AFP journalists have seen roe deer and fawns looking disorientated in the middle of scorched and barren woodland.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Bears, coyotes and bobcats may take fawns, but humans are by and large the only predators of deer.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2021
When food sources are plentiful, female deer produce more milk and fawns grow faster, Wolfer said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2021
The Zoo: Bronx Tales A herd of Bactrian deer fawns are introduced to a new habitat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2021
The fawns followed suit, their hooves crushing the dried leaves as they bounded through the Wood.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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