lion
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This led to the destruction of all things monarchy-related, including the statues of the lion and the unicorn—symbols of the king—perched atop the state house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Researchers studying a small suburban preserve about 45 miles south of San Francisco discovered that as mountain lion activity increased, the behavior of many other animals changed as well.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
The nine-time Grammy winner is surrounded by a collection of lion figurines, guitars, traditional hand drums and a piano.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Three hours before the match, AFP spoke with several protesters who held tickets and wore T-shirts printed with that pre-revolution flag -- horizontal green, white and red stripes overlaid with a sun and a lion.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
But at the time of this story—when I was about 14—I’d never come face-to-face with a lion, ever.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
Graham, for better and worse, had built up a fiefdom for himself in foreign policy, similar to the way McCain or other old Senate lions had.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
During my stay on the islands, I regularly found myself tiptoeing around sea lions lounging beside hotel entrances or ferry docks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The zoo has more than 100 animals, including lions, tigers and meerkats.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
As children, cattle and lambs happily commune with bears, lions and wolves in the foreground, the background depicts William Penn making a treaty with Tamanend, chief of the Lenape Nation, and founding Pennsylvania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
They were neither mammoth slaughterhouses nor places to shelter from rain or hide from lions.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
