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Appeared in the October 20, 2025, print edition as 'Gov. Hochul Tiptoes Toward Mamdani'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

All of which means that if Squirrel Nutkin is to survive, Timmy Tiptoes must go, red squirrel advocates say.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2017

The other was a gluttonous fellow named Timmy Tiptoes — and he was a bushy-tailed gray squirrel.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2017

It was most kind to Timmy Tiptoes; it lent him its night-cap; and the house was full of provisions.

From The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes by Potter, Beatrix

IN the meantime Timmy Tiptoes came to his senses.

From A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories by Potter, Beatrix