cougar
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During his 2005 confirmation hearings to become chief justice, Roberts described an idyllic heartland childhood lifted from a John Cougar Mellencamp song, all “endless fields” that were “punctuated by an isolated silo or a barn.”
From Slate • May 7, 2026
Binder began his doctoral work at Oregon State in 2022 after spending nearly ten years monitoring cougars in Yellowstone through the Yellowstone Cougar Project.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
From 1982 to 1991, Mellencamp changed his stage name —from John Cougar to John Cougar Mellencamp to, finally, John Mellencamp—exactly as often as the Hoosiers managed a winning season.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
In fact, the Olympic Cougar Project has found that 50% of local cougar mortality remains unaccounted for in management decisions because these animals are killed by the state, illegally poached or die from vehicle strikes.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2024
The entire Houston Cougar football staff has been in the process of putting together the top list of high school senior football players in Texas.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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