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squirrel

[skwur-uhl, skwuhr-, skwir-uhl] / ˈskwɜr əl, ˈskwʌr-, ˈskwɪr əl /


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Baby red squirrel kits have been born for the first time at a sanctuary, with hopes that they could be released into the wild to boost population numbers.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

"Jian and the other microraptors probably weren't capable of true, powered flight, but they could probably glide like a flying squirrel," says O'Connor.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

JG: Hypothetical: My pet squirrel died and left me $5,000 in his will with the requirement I spend it at the 2026 World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

“This was sent in by Rebecca,” Drizzles says of a photo of a squirrel.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

The geese talked about Chitchat the squirrel, and the Beaver family, and the other animals on the island.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

The so-called Whiskey Raccoon sells for $750, and the squirrels go for $450 each.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

The first red squirrels, three females, were brought to the registered charity in 2024.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Observe: There are no plants building cathedrals, squirrels gazing at the stars or two AI models on a date night looking into each other’s eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

On top of that, squirrels and mice have damaged the insulation.

From MarketWatch Jun. 9, 2026

When I’d wait for the school bus in the mornings, Mr. Taft and I fed the squirrels together.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Andrzejewski’s company now has 30 boxes of pennies squirreled away.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 5, 2025

"I haven't been on wages for the past two weeks. I'm now dipping into savings, money that I've squirreled away for retirement, with no insight into exactly when this will be over."

From BBC Sep. 28, 2025

By January, she already felt more financially secure, having squirreled away $1,000 and knowing more would be coming.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2025

In fact, I still have a box or two of these cereals squirreled away at my house, even though I'm well into adulthood, working as an assistant professor of nutrition and dietetics.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2024

“I counted ten dollars with the coins the twins have squirreled away.”

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

"I just feel like right now, we need that money squirrelled away in a safe spot," he said.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2025

During the late 2000s, when Pliny the Younger became the most sought-after ale in North America, Brouwer’s had kegs of the triple IPA squirrelled away.

From Seattle Times May 28, 2024

Given the lax-to-nonexistent policing in Ottawa, it’s impossible to know what else could be squirrelled away in the convoy’s warren of vehicles, tents, and bases.

From Slate Feb. 17, 2022

Was he surprised by the quality of the shots people had squirrelled away?

From The Guardian Nov. 19, 2019

They wanted to show Greenberg and Margit Erb, the director of the Saul Leiter Foundation, what Ennis had squirrelled away in a drawer.

From The New Yorker Mar. 27, 2017

But, mindful of fluctuating costs, they have also been taking steps to reduce their fuel consumption, while "squirreling away that extra little bit of cash".

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

You have to choose — there’s no squirreling out of it.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

“I just worry about the undisclosed kind of squirreling money away,” Rossman said.

From Washington Post Feb. 10, 2023

That included squirreling away doughnuts for his hardworking drivers if somebody brought the pastries to work while others were out on the road, Ashcraft said.

From Seattle Times Apr. 17, 2021

“And Uncle Woody was squirreling away all the squirrel books he could!”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

He still rereads his manuscripts from the beginning each day—an increasing burden, as each book goes on—stripping away what’s superfluous and squirrelling new ideas into the gaps.

From The New Yorker Dec. 9, 2019

In early 2016 some analysts fretted that consumers were squirrelling away the money they were saving on cheap petrol, and so denying the economy a needed fillip.

From Economist Dec. 14, 2017

There’s no heavy murk or gothic doom, just that gorgeous, squirrelling synth that’s sad and sweet, vulnerable and lost.

From The Guardian Jul. 15, 2015

Frances Smith said: "We have support from people on all sides – it's not just bookshops, it's also other independent retailers who are struggling, while these multinational companies are squirrelling away money."

From The Guardian Jul. 2, 2013

Unbeknown to them, Farepak, the savings club they were squirrelling their cash into, was in serious trouble.

From The Guardian Jun. 21, 2012




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