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donkey

[dong-kee, dawng-, duhng-] / ˈdɒŋ ki, ˈdɔŋ-, ˈdʌŋ- /


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Apparently, the journey would have included a river raft and a donkey ride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

The best he can muster against fellow contestant Yamil “Yam Yam” Arocho is to bray like a donkey in labor distress that Arocho is full of “big, thick, ‘Traitor’ doo-doo.”

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

Electricity is provided from solar panels, while the toilet is compostable and located in a shack outside, where a donkey, horse, dogs, cats, chickens and ducks roam a clearing among the trees.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

Her nearby business, Adams’ Pack Station, which does donkey supply runs to historic cabins, was financially hit during the 2020 Bobcat fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

It was a mix of dried sweat, various spices from the incident with the angry Viking, and Rostam’s donkey musk.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri