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squirrel

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


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And at East Bay Hardware, Emma chased a squirrel into the store that took two days to remove.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The squirrel escaped by climbing higher, leaving the leopard clinging on before it eventually made an awkward retreat.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

A Tigers spokesperson told The Times on Tuesday that the team’s understanding is that the squirrel was in “fine health” after it was removed and released.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

She might even serve Dinty Moore canned beef stew, something an uber-fan like Rachel knows the production team of the original series used instead of traditional frontier meals like squirrel stew.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

A squirrel chirped and screeched right above my head.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

The network said it wanted to support plans which helped local communities celebrate red squirrels and reconnect with nature, such as themed walks or improving spaces linked to conservation.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

All are adorned with jewels and tails made of real horse hair, many of which have been eaten by squirrels or other critters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Of course he was, along with the two stuffed squirrels Haaland had also picked up at a Western-themed store in Dallas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In May the group warned that red squirrels, which "still cling on" in parts of northern England, could disappear entirely within 25 years.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Caesar leans down, handing me three skinned wild squirrels.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The funds we squirreled away back then help buffer us from inflation in retirement now.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Fadhli pointed to some boxes of basic medical supplies squirreled away in a corner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

"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

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

Jessie always had money squirreled away in her lock box.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

"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

Before they left, they squirrelled away tens of billions of dollars in government funds in a network of private bank accounts around the world.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 16, 2019

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

From The Guardian ● Nov. 19, 2019

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

The city has been squirreling away reserves in anticipation of the agreement, which mostly cover the costs.

From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024

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

From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023

“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

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

And Switzerland's banking privacy is under threat from a long-running dispute with the US, which takes a dim view of its wealthier citizens squirrelling away funds in Swiss banks to avoid tax.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2011


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