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coyote

[kahy-oh-tee, kahy-oht] / kaɪˈoʊ ti, ˈkaɪ oʊt /


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A coyote is bathed in red light; a cougar stalks near a grand piano; a man stands in a tropical jungle surrounded by mist; a pay phone off the hook dangles by its cord.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Behind him, a baby coyote prances into the fog.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

"The main takeaway is that Echinococcus multilocularis is here, it's pretty prevalent in the local coyote population and people should be aware of potential risks," Hentati said.

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

“Tonight, I feel a little like the coyote with no more roadrunner to chase.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026

It’s not like the coyote means to eat your particular prized sheep or attack your expensive composter.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Recently in West Hollywood, a pack of coyotes began occupying an abandoned condominium construction site.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

“Most interestingly — and I find this kind of exciting actually — every night around 10 or 11, you start to hear this gang of coyotes howling,” resident Paul Manganello told KTLA.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Many then pay several thousand dollars to smugglers known as coyotes who take them on a grueling journey across the Brazilian border deep in the Amazon rainforest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The coyotes examined in this study carried the newer variant, which is now believed to be the dominant form circulating in both the United States and Canada.

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

I’ll go out and call for the dog, because it’s getting to be evening, and there are coyotes out there in the woods.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson




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