harrier

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Recent Examples of harrier Basically, covering McMillian is like trying to cover a harrier jet in mid-flight. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024 Sign up As omnivorous eaters, an unchecked population of stoats also poses a threat to mice, rabbits, hedgehogs and birds, including Orkney's population of curlews and hen harriers. Abby Wilson, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024 Rockstar then packed the world with everything from skydiving and harrier jets to trucking — all within a 6×6 kilometer map, a step up from the 4×4 kilometers for GTA III and Vice City. Ade Adeniji, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2024 Basically, covering McMillian is like trying to cover a harrier jet in mid-flight. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024 This coincided with the evolution of two large predatory birds: Haast’s eagle and Eyles’ harrier. Grrlscientist, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024 The property looks on to a deep river valley where harrier hawks and bush falcons swoop for prey. Lauren Quaintance, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2024 Mice and voles living on the land drew foxes and migratory raptors such as kestrels and harriers, who feasted on the cornucopia each time the grass was mowed. Cara Buckley, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023 Around half the islands’ bird species were wiped out after humans arrived in New Zealand — including Haast’s eagle and Eyles’s harrier — opening new niches. Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2022
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Noun
  • Unfortunately for him, the alligators are back in this film, too, and Happy gets the last laugh when the beasts kill Eminem's heckler on the course.
    Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 25 July 2025
  • In the years since, many of the faces of the original have died, including Barker, Weathers, Frances Bay, the hulking Richard Kiel and Joe Flaherty, who played the heckler.
    Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • The program, which began in November, graduated its first class of 15 junior violence interrupters last month.
    La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
  • Three years ago, the Urban League of the Carolinas launched the Alternatives to Violence team in the corridor to act as violence interrupters.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • No one mentioned the annoying swarms of tiny biting midges that plague Scotland’s west coast in the summer.
    Angus MacKinnon, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Meanwhile, as advocacy groups wrangle to get answers, GWI continues to plague veterans.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • In the early stages, people may experience fatigue, fever, headaches, muscle aches, and a distinctive bull’s-eye rash.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Economic Worries Add To Pressure Economic concerns are also causing a headache for the Trump administration, with multiple recent polls showing a downward trend in the president's approval rating on his handling of the economy and inflation.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025

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“Harrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harrier. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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