cougar
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During his 2005 confirmation hearings to become chief justice, Roberts described an idyllic heartland childhood lifted from a John Cougar Mellencamp song, all “endless fields” that were “punctuated by an isolated silo or a barn.”
From Slate • May 7, 2026
Binder began his doctoral work at Oregon State in 2022 after spending nearly ten years monitoring cougars in Yellowstone through the Yellowstone Cougar Project.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
From 1982 to 1991, Mellencamp changed his stage name —from John Cougar to John Cougar Mellencamp to, finally, John Mellencamp—exactly as often as the Hoosiers managed a winning season.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
“I was not proud to be a Hoosier, and I’ve lived here my entire life,” the singer once known as Johnny Cougar wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025
Yummy scoured the backstretch for trainers willing to put the Cougar on their horses.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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