wolf
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Nobody has an answer – not Lady Eboshi, certainly not San’s wolf mother or a monk who turns out not to be a monk at all.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
The new wolf arrivals join a growing collection of apex predators at the park now available for public viewing.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
In fact, the domestication of wolf to dog dovetailed into the emerging social structures of humankind, a coevolution documented in ancient petroglyphs of hunting from around 9000 B.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
There were 55 wolves confirmed alive and nine wolf packs by the end of 2025, according to Fish and Wildlife’s annual wolf report.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Already it had something of the beauty of a full-grown wolf: the slender pale.grey muzzle; large silver ears with their edging of black; elegant, dark-rimmed eyes.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Ultimately, the "incredibly difficult" decision was made to put both wolves down in October 2024.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The park said it had always intended for wolves to return but had faced post-Brexit paperwork challenges in moving them from Europe.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The two European grey wolves travelled to New Forest Wildlife Park, in Hampshire, from zoos in Europe and will live in a new purpose-built enclosure.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
By comparison mule deer, the primary natural prey for wolves in California, appeared in 45% of samples, and small mammals appeared in 51% of samples.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
“And woofs, too,” Alexander said, using his sister’s word for wolves.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Costa conveys nearly everything he needs to simply through his arrangement of the actors’ bodies: The man hungrily wolfs down his food in the foreground, chattering about Joaquim’s kindness and decency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2020
Alleged assailants in both cases have been painted as lone wolfs acting out of mental instability and disagreement with the politicians’ messages.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2018
He wheels his bike confidently up to the cafe, birdlike and sprightly in a striped shirt and skinny jeans, and wolfs down an éclair.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2016
Even the highest-ranking executive shamelessly wolfs down a taco.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2015
They were almost as big as a normal pretty’s, but they angled upward like a wolfs.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
As a teenager, I wolfed down tomes such as “Salem’s Lot,” “The Green Mile,” “Firestarter” and “Carrie.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
On January 2, I wolfed down a breakfast of dehydrated porridge with Christian Wild, a postdoctoral scholar who works with Pettit.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2022
That recalls Iowa’s state fair, where generations of presidential candidates have worked the porkchop grill and wolfed down deep-fried versions of all imaginable foodstuffs.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
Just before 1 p.m., the pair wolfed down half-smokes before they shot over to Langston.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2022
Her handmaids wolfed theirs down giggling and grinning, though the men of her khas sniffed at the grilled meat suspiciously.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
I saw something about Messi wolfing on a brisket sandwich at a Buc-ee’s but without video proof, I suspect that may have been an AI hallucination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
“I would be wolfing down this food,” Walton said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
People who viewed the campaign requiring them to imagine themselves wolfing down the French fries indicated a desire to eat fewer chips than those who were exposed to the French fries campaign without consumption imagery.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2023
On Day 3, out of desperation, I decided to pick her up while she was wolfing down her dinner, an interruption guaranteed to elicit a howl of protest.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2022
Once I notice this pattern, it becomes difficult not to pay attention to it, but I try to focus on wolfing down my enchiladas.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
