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  • present participle of forage.
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foraging

[fawr-i-jing, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪ dʒɪŋ, ˈfɒr- /


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"For a colony, a 13 percent reduction in foraging can be consequential," Couvillon said.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

The nonprofit has long maintained that the land — reportedly the last undeveloped sliver of Big Bear Lake’s shoreline — represents critical foraging habitat for the eagles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Dr Paul Williams, a bumblebee expert at the Natural History Museum, says foraging is an energy calculation for bumblebees.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Research has found acetamiprid can poison honeybees, affecting their foraging capacity and memory, while a 2024 study suggested flupyradifurone could be lethal to some bees.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

I have requested to be sent on one of the foraging parties.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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