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Recent Examples of ferret
Training camp and the preseason games should ferret that out for the 49ers’ roster.
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Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
18 July 2024
But for those who choose to ferret, there also comes a warning from Adam Simon, the Heat’s vice president of basketball operations and assistant general manager, who oversees the team’s draft.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2024
Many people don’t know or may not remember what triggers their anxiety, but therapists can ferret it out by linking higher anxiety levels to in-the-moment events.
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Francine Russo,
Scientific American,
5 Apr. 2023
There, researcher and Biological Dynamics founder Raj Krishnan, figured out how to use alternating current to ferret out very small bio-markers from blood and other liquid solutions.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2023
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Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
18 July 2024
But for those who choose to ferret, there also comes a warning from Adam Simon, the Heat’s vice president of basketball operations and assistant general manager, who oversees the team’s draft.
—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2024
Many people don’t know or may not remember what triggers their anxiety, but therapists can ferret it out by linking higher anxiety levels to in-the-moment events.
—
Francine Russo,
Scientific American,
5 Apr. 2023
There, researcher and Biological Dynamics founder Raj Krishnan, figured out how to use alternating current to ferret out very small bio-markers from blood and other liquid solutions.
—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferret
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Dander, which are dead skin flakes, become attached to dog fur.
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There is a new solution to a problem that's been dogging the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office.
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Newer and smaller founders hawking beef jerky, pita chips and hydration beverages credited AI for fueling their growth and getting them into the same show as bigger brands like Stonewall Kitchen and Bonne Maman.
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Note the poster of the defector Mikhail Baryshnikov hawking Crime and Punishment.
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Whether or not Freddy deserved to be hounded off the internet didn’t really matter.
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Speaking about the tumultuous relationship on a 2024 episode of SiriusXM's This Life of Mine with James Corden, Miller reflected on the boiling point between the scandalous affair and the chaos of the paparazzi and tabloids hounding them.
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Residents also joined the search, using shovels and their bare hands to remove rubble in an effort to reach children trapped beneath the debris.
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The child, identified by authorities as Klieber Moran, was rescued after spending six days trapped beneath the rubble, Rodríguez said.
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“Ferret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferret. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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