ferret
Example Sentences
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In the year or so since Colombia Rural Vital introduced its initiative in Orito, she had become a medical detective of sorts, traveling from village to village, cultivating sources and ferreting out unreported deaths.
From New York Times
Zelensky recalled the initial moments of the war, when much of the world expected Kyiv to fall within days and U.S. officials offered to ferret him out of the city to escape assassination.
From Washington Post
Mink share many attributes with ferrets, an animal often used in flu experiments because of their similarity to humans.
From Reuters
Hacking and ferreting out leaks can sometimes involve social engineering, manipulating people rather than the technical tools they use.
From The Verge
They can tell they’re not the intended audience, the way people in wheelchairs can when they see tables and chairs jammed together with not enough room between them for a well-oiled ferret to squeeze through.
From New York Times
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