bay
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The bay duiker antelope, for example, gives birth to offspring that weigh about as much as the estimated newborn C. theotonicus.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Vaccines, masking, improved indoor air quality and acquired immunity have all kept the virus at bay so that morgue trucks no longer fill the streets.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Skubal held the Cubs at bay for one more batter by getting Michael Busch to skip a groundball to second baseman Tommy Edman, playing on the edge of the infield grass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Fridges are working in overdrive to keep produce cool, shutters are being pulled down to keep the hot air at bay, and some goods are being taken off the shelves on the hottest days.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
I use all my strength to keep the nothingness at bay, long enough to follow her gaze.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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River otters are not to be confused with sea otters, which live in the ocean, bays and harbors and can grow to be up to five feet and 100 pounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Half of all councils in England actively encourage parking on pavements through marked bays or signage, BBC research has found.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
He uses fans in the bays for the mechanics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Dealers are investing in their repair shops, adding service bays and a phalanx of customer-friendly services once reserved for luxury patrons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Heading out of the harbor in Uncle Solly’s little boat, they’d explored the coves and bays tucked between the mountains.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
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A tri-colored package of personality-plus, Uno quickly bayed his way to fan favorite.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2021
This sent noise levels in the Commons through the roof as Conservative MPs bayed across the chamber at the Labour leader.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2018
He waved, then disappeared inside, but the crowds bayed for more until he reappeared at the first-floor window of No 10, along with Andrew Bonar Law, the chancellor, and Winston Churchill, the minister of munitions.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2018
On a recent afternoon this summer, while her loyal dogs bayed outside, Laura Mathews sat at the dining table in her spacious suburban home with tears in her hazel eyes.
From Chicago Tribune ● Sep. 8, 2014
He bayed again, and this time Gray lifted his voice in an echo of loss.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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That entire pseudo-event was one one of those blink-and-you-miss-it moments that get drowned out in the endless baying insanity of our collective reality.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
Von Allmen, however, was a picture of celebration after his storming run, the large number of baying Swiss fans in the packed tribune wildly applauding their hero, flags waved, cowbells heaved and air horns blown.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Yet within minutes the street's peace and quiet was shattered by the screech of glass cutters, the baying of startled dogs, then shouts of "police."
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024
Later, “Dance of the Reed Flutes” becomes a sleazy, vaudevillian show tune sung by an anthropomorphic Rat King to his loyal subjects, a group of baying rodents dressed like SS officers.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
Well, there I was, a hundred yards offshore with Donna baying over me like a pack of white-whiskered hounds.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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