bats

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Lib Dem county councillor, Julian Tooke, said "bats are protected and apparently we have 12 out of the 14 species that exist nationally so you have to find somewhere to move them".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

And she has one of the best laugh lines in the movie when she bats her eyes at the baddies and tries to placate them with, “You guys seem like good people.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez stifled the USA bats led by New York Yankees home run king Aaron Judge.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

There are training bats, wood bats, torpedo bats and backpacks to carry them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

There were bats in one room that still had part of its roof.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall