ferret
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"We were very excited to see that GHP-88310 given by mouth completely prevented airborne transmission in our ferret model of measles," said first author Carolin Lieber, a senior postdoctoral fellow in the Plemper lab.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
The ferret is thought to have been brought in deliberately in the 1980s to control pests.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
Such information can be hard enough to ferret out in democracies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
They’re all law-abiding people, and this directive ostensibly aims to ferret out terrorists and criminals.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2025
I don’t want this guy having a picture of me looking like a cold wet ferret.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
That one guy who lives ’round the corner who has three pet ferrets and wears flip-flops all year long.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
They also looked at an unpublished study on ferrets which found that the research-grade version of Ervebo provided 100-percent protection against Bundibugyo, whereas all control animals died within 10 days.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Their work focused on canine distemper virus, which produces a disease in ferrets that closely resembles measles.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Life Raft was launched in 2021 to rid the island of both ferrets and rats.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
The Warlord began to wish that he had brought along more ferrets and weasels.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Smith, for his part, is dubious about the veracity of the ransom notes - and believes Guthrie was ferreted down to Mexico where she could more easily be kept out of sight.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Agriculture Department ferreted data from 28 states and says it found nearly 186,000 dead recipients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
In a clever bit of detective work, Yale legal scholar Reva Siegel has ferreted out the vital role that this “seminar” plays in the originalist ecosystem:
From Slate ● May 14, 2024
“Good cops want bad cops ferreted out,” Jenkins said in a recent interview.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023
He sees the look on my face and smiles, sure that he has ferreted out the secret desire of my heart.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
The Spanish credited her with ferreting out plots against them and helping to recruit Indigenous warriors to Cortés’ ranks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026
While those investigations are time-limited, FBI agents can use the allotted time to practice techniques against targets, like recruiting informants and ferreting through their mail, financial transactions, phone data and abandoned trash.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2025
Twitter has drastically reduced its staff focused on ferreting out misinformation, hate speech and extremist content since it was bought by Elon Musk.
From Washington Times ● May 5, 2023
As passive index-tracking has allowed most investors to disengage from corporate boards, the market needs more investors willing to spend the time and money ferreting out information and identifying undervalued companies.
From Reuters ● Mar. 3, 2022
Lomax, he admired for his ferreting ear and eye for hot news.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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