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[den] / dɛn /




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"Some of the memories that they'll treasure most will come from simple things, like baking together or a picnic in the park, or building a den in the living room."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Poised over everyone like a den mother is Susie Wiles, his chief of staff, who reads Mr. Trump’s moods impeccably.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

His nomination, subject to shareholder approval, comes as the brewer is facing lower beer sales after six years under CEO Dolf van den Brink, who surprised the company by stepping down after a "mixed performance".

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

“With Paul, what separates him from other coaches is he always wants to train,” said Roman Van den Bosch, an 18-year-old high school student who has been working with Caligiuri for a couple of years.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

Then he carried me into the den with Willy and Brenda clinging to his legs and yelping.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

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

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 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

But they are opportunists when it comes to food and will become conditioned to relying on trash left behind by humans, especially in areas bordering on their habitats or dens.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2025

It's certainly hard to imagine life at Westminster without pubs and bars, but changing social attitudes are lapping at the gates of its historic drinking dens.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2025

The bears would be hidden away in their dens where they slept soundly all winter long.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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

Small businesses, which are roughly denned as those firms with fewer than 500 employees, are the very backbone of the U.S. economy, accounting for more than 56% of all jobs in the American labor force.

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

When wolves are denning, they’re anchored to one spot — the den — upping the chances of finding them.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2025

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

The state plans to appeal and will continue to track the denning status of grizzly bears in case its appeal is successful and the injunction is overturned, the agency said.

From Seattle Times Nov. 22, 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

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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