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[den] / dɛn /




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So if we’re staying at home, sometimes we’ll just grab a blanket and go into the den and get cozy on the couch and binge something on our big TV.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Near the exhibit’s end, Philips van den Bossche’s panoramic 1606 print of Prague highlights the city’s towers, spires and bridges, with its ledger identifying the Cathedral of St. Vitus in particular.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

"The microbiome is emerging as an important factor in cancer care," said co-senior study author Marcel van den Brink, MD, PhD, chief physician executive at City of Hope.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Inside, the home boasts an expansive living room and family room, a separate formal dining room, den, game room, recreation space, exercise room, and a finished lower level.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

It hung from the fork of a tree root at the back of the viper’s den.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

So-called “barkitecture” includes marble puppy spas, cat hideaways and dens built specifically for Fido.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

This allowed biologists to locate several dens and gain a better understanding of the foxes’ reproductive patterns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

In its famous showstopper, “Ya Got Trouble,” con man Harold Hill warns the River City townsfolk about supposed dens of immorality, and the children notice Matty in the crowd, holding a bundle.

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2025

The organisation, along with other local groups, removes snares, safeguards dens and provides information for law enforcement on illegal trade in ivory and bushmeat.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025

What wonderful games went on around those dens in the moonlight!

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

She returned to an area near Topanga Canyon, where she denned for months, beginning in October.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025

During her time under observation, Uno probably denned more than once; she produced at least one litter, with four kittens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

He recommends waiting to put feeders out until there is 4 to 6 inches of snow on the ground to be sure the bears denned for the winter.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2017

Time and again they denned a good foreman as one who "leaves us alone" and who "listens to you."

From Time Magazine Archive

I knew the old ringtails would be hungry and stirring for they had been denned up during the storm.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

The researchers concluded that the cave was used primarily by hibernating cave bears and denning hyenas, with only periodic human presence.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2024

In 2022, authorities were able to tag her ear and attached a satellite tracking collar when they discovered her denning under a residence with her three cubs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2023

“We get 10-20 reports of bears denning under porches every year, and we have never had a negative incident that occurred as a result of this,” Mr. Hawley said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2023

What researchers do know is that the pups stay with their mothers later into the denning season, shifting pack dynamics.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 6, 2022

They avoided other clumps of blackened trees just in case they stumbled into more holes, but each time Owen saw a burned-out denning site, he felt a pang of sadness.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz


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