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[bey] / beɪ /




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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

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

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

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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