ferret
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"We were very excited to see that GHP-88310 given by mouth completely prevented airborne transmission in our ferret model of measles," said first author Carolin Lieber, a senior postdoctoral fellow in the Plemper lab.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
More than 400 ferret traps were laid in 2023.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
The online service Grammarly originated in 2009 as a suite of tools to help ferret out plagiarism in schoolwork or help students hone their grammar and spelling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
They’re all law-abiding people, and this directive ostensibly aims to ferret out terrorists and criminals.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2025
Ten thousand years ago, there were no dairy cows or ferret hounds or large ears of corn.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Tara's axolotl rescue centre has about 160 of the amphibians, as well as ferrets, snakes and lizards.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
The study also included an animal experiment using ferrets, which are highly susceptible to H5N1.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2025
A 2022 study in mice and ferrets showed that a universal flu vaccine NIH plans to support has promise.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2025
Last summer, Kawaoka exposed ferrets in his laboratory to that viral strain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
Nevertheless, the weasels, and their brethren the stoats and ferrets, argued their case hotly.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
The Agriculture Department ferreted data from 28 states and says it found nearly 186,000 dead recipients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
“Good cops want bad cops ferreted out,” Jenkins said in a recent interview.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023
Profligate users were ferreted out from public records and, if they could be identified, shamed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2021
More recently, tracers ferreted out cases of Ebola in West Africa and other countries and helped beat back the disease.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2020
He was glad that Jimmy thought he’d ferreted out the reason Frankie was late.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
While those investigations are time-limited, FBI agents can use the allotted time to practice techniques against targets, like recruiting informants and ferreting through their mail, financial transactions, phone data and abandoned trash.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2025
Twitter has drastically reduced its staff focused on ferreting out misinformation, hate speech and extremist content since it was bought by Elon Musk.
From Washington Times ● May 5, 2023
“There’s a difference between just seeking more charges against him and ferreting out how deep this goes in the institution,” she said, referring to Garcia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
As passive index-tracking has allowed most investors to disengage from corporate boards, the market needs more investors willing to spend the time and money ferreting out information and identifying undervalued companies.
From Reuters ● Mar. 3, 2022
Before her face was widely recognized at City Hall, Ann spent hours walking the halls of that building, ferreting out the confidential meetings of various boards and commissions that controlled Hayti.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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