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litter

[lit-er] / ˈlɪt ər /




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Numerous prototype limbs litter the surfaces in Kimathi's lab.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Maple, who has just had a litter of kittens, is successfully trapped at Angel City Lumber.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

It has meant Ellesmere park ranger, Lee Fraser, has been able to go into the Mere with volunteers and pick out litter, such as bricks, pottery and mobile phones.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

He spends about $80 a month on food and two big bags of litter.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

Well, say you leave the tap running while you clean your teeth, or leave the house with a light burning, or drop a piece of litter and can’t be bothered to pick it up.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

Unlike most pigs, babirusas typically have just one or two offspring at a time rather than large litters - one reason their numbers recover slowly when wild populations are hit hard.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

"While it is always heartbreaking to lose a young animal, sadly this is not uncommon in large cat litters," said Richard Langston, head of carnivores at Howletts.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

It is the only other highly ranked "monotocous" species, meaning it typically produces a single offspring per pregnancy rather than litters.

From Science Daily Jan. 22, 2026

“I think we need to figure out who the big players are. Who are the people who are importing litters and litters and litters of puppies.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 2024

The long march southward toward Carlion, with litters swaying and the mounted escort jogging under flapping pennoncells, was exciting for everybody.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Social media platforms are littered with cheering sections gleefully anticipating mass unemployment in creative industries.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

In a landscape littered with teenage dysfunction, Netflix’s ‘Don’t Say Good Luck’ is a moving argument for aspirational television.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Nearby fields were littered with broken deckchairs, scraps of fiberglass insulation and pieces of wire fencing ripped apart by the fierce winds that struck the village and its surroundings.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

De Zerbi must banish the ghosts of two seasons littered with losses.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

We passed by burned-out buildings and weedy, littered vacant lots.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

There are large fragments of salt-eaten machinery littering the shore, relics of the island’s martial heyday.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

In the 2023-24 season, widespread fan action including littering pitches with tennis balls and chocolate coins resulted in the scrapping of an investment deal, despite the proposal winning majority support of clubs.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

The latter which was backed up by AI pictures posted to his account with drones and planes and military gear littering the rooftop.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

After sunrise, villagers in Qusra, near the city of Nablus, walked through the scorched remains of the Al-Rahma mosque, broken tiles littering the ground, videos showed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

He told me he’d had a similar reaction the first time he’d seen kernels littering Iowa roads in October.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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