boar
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Hunter said: "They were very fierce animals to face in the hunt, so the symbolism of the boar is a lot about the strength of it - a very appropriate adversary in battle."
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
If you should happen to dream up a scene in which a man runs screaming around the jungle with a wild boar strapped to his head, he’s the obvious pick to pull it off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
"Where we have problems, and where everyone in Europe has problems, is with the wild boar population, because there is overpopulation," said Higuera.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
Drafted into Margo’s world, Sophie is soon shooting skeet, and then, having bought her own guns, wild boar.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025
My grandmother once told me a story about a notorious hunter of wild pigs who used magic to transform himself into a wild boar.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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"Beowulf," Vocabulary from the epic poem
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"Boar Out There" by Cynthia Rylant
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