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Though a brace was used, it became clear to Crimson’s caretakers that his paw couldn’t bear weight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

As Professor Mitchell puts it: "The connections between dogs on the one paw and people dependent on wild plant and animal resources on the other are ancient, diverse, and profound."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

One story is told in rhyming couplets and another is conveyed entirely in images of paw and footprints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

"Symbolic marriage certificate" reads the document, with a special space denoting "paw print of your furry friend."

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

I race over, jaws ready to jerk his paw out, but then I see that it is not a root.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

"Just looking at her here, she's landed on a paws, let's say," she added.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

While fishing a canal, I spot an otter as it emerges from the water and climbs onto the opposite bank, clutching a writhing iguana in its paws and then diving back in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

These hairs are especially common behind the ears, beneath the lips, and near the base of the paws.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

If she wants to go outside, she dramatically paws at the mirror, then tries to punch it with all her might, for some reason.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026

But his paws groped at the open air, the wispy silhouette unaffected by his futile attempt.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

I pawed through the outer lands of my mother’s closet before asking if I could alter a navy trapeze-style dress she no longer wore.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

The animal stopped at the boardwalk, shook its head and pawed the ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2022

The paint changed hands, the tempo rose, the men pawed each other freely, using touch and color to shake off their invisibility.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2022

A front-end loader pawed at a pile of scrap metal several stories high and heaped all the way to the river’s edge.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2019

They pawed at Maxim, their long, silken ears strained back with affection, their noses questing his hands, and then they left him and came to me, sniffing at my heels, rather uncertain, rather suspicious.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

The chord progression and clattery percussion on “Dead Women” evoke “Lay Lady Lay,” while Mitski’s song imagines someone pawing through her things after death, trying to uncover her secrets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

Boots, a young black-and-white domestic shorthair cat, lies on his back, pawing playfully at the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

All he’s doing with this feral pawing for a message is frittering that away.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2024

The ball was rolled into Mehmeti in the D on the edge of the box, moved it on to his left foot and then unleashed a shot which left Hermansen pawing at air.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024

I cried, falling to my knees and pawing the floor in vain for the lost bottle.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein