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[den] / dɛn /




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“We are confident in our strategy and progress, yet remain prudent given ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty,” finance chief Harold van den Broek said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

"Some of the memories that they'll treasure most will come from simple things, like baking together or a picnic in the park, or building a den in the living room."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

His nomination, subject to shareholder approval, comes as the brewer is facing lower beer sales after six years under CEO Dolf van den Brink, who surprised the company by stepping down after a "mixed performance".

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

“With Paul, what separates him from other coaches is he always wants to train,” said Roman Van den Bosch, an 18-year-old high school student who has been working with Caligiuri for a couple of years.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

This place had been a serpent’s den long before it had been a quarry.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

But a century after the term first emerged to describe the clandestine drinking dens of Prohibition, its meaning has blurred.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

In its famous showstopper, “Ya Got Trouble,” con man Harold Hill warns the River City townsfolk about supposed dens of immorality, and the children notice Matty in the crowd, holding a bundle.

From Salon Nov. 9, 2025

The organisation, along with other local groups, removes snares, safeguards dens and provides information for law enforcement on illegal trade in ivory and bushmeat.

From BBC Nov. 3, 2025

The hefty price of color camouflage may explain why many octopuses spend so much time hiding in dens, and why deep-sea octopuses—who live in extremely dark waters—have less vibrant chromatophore systems, the researchers suggest.

From Science Magazine Nov. 17, 2024

He could go, visit, maybe learn to use his power better, leave the gambling dens of Ketterdam behind.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

She returned to an area near Topanga Canyon, where she denned for months, beginning in October.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2025

During her time under observation, Uno probably denned more than once; she produced at least one litter, with four kittens.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 2024

He recommends waiting to put feeders out until there is 4 to 6 inches of snow on the ground to be sure the bears denned for the winter.

From Seattle Times Dec. 9, 2017

Challenged to play the young immigrant who would become the Godfather already denned by Marlon Brando, De Niro armed himself with a video tape of Brando's performance.

From Time Magazine Archive

I knew the old ringtails would be hungry and stirring for they had been denned up during the storm.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

When wolves are denning, they’re anchored to one spot — the den — upping the chances of finding them.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2025

The researchers concluded that the cave was used primarily by hibernating cave bears and denning hyenas, with only periodic human presence.

From Science Daily Jan. 31, 2024

“We get 10-20 reports of bears denning under porches every year, and we have never had a negative incident that occurred as a result of this,” Mr. Hawley said.

From New York Times Jan. 9, 2023

What researchers do know is that the pups stay with their mothers later into the denning season, shifting pack dynamics.

From Scientific American Jul. 6, 2022

What would the momma polar bears do for dens when wildfires destroyed their ancestral denning sites?

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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