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As Professor Mitchell puts it: "The connections between dogs on the one paw and people dependent on wild plant and animal resources on the other are ancient, diverse, and profound."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Murphy added the Savannah had a broken right paw and a wound on its chest following its adventures in the Norfolk countryside.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

After Alquinga and Tupiza's ceremony, Luna stamped her paw on their marriage license, which also had the signatures of the couple -- and other human witnesses.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

Barker combines the monkey’s paw and Pygmalion myths in this story about a young man who wishes that his dream girl would fall in love with him.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

“Then no. Because I don’t think friends should ask friends to stick their paw into a trap so they can get a snack.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

At least Elon Musk will never be able to get his grubby little ravioli paws on your sticker-adorned binder of crystal card pulls.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

As the vet administered the euthanasia that ended Cosmo’s suffering, I cooed to him Queen’s “You’re My Best Friend” until his paws didn’t flutter anymore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

These hairs are especially common behind the ears, beneath the lips, and near the base of the paws.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

Pets are also at risk, with authorities recommending dogs remain indoors except for bathroom breaks, and warning owners to watch for hot asphalt that can burn paws.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

When at last he slowed, as his aching paws longed to, it would catch him.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

I pawed through the outer lands of my mother’s closet before asking if I could alter a navy trapeze-style dress she no longer wore.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

The animal stopped at the boardwalk, shook its head and pawed the ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2022

The paint changed hands, the tempo rose, the men pawed each other freely, using touch and color to shake off their invisibility.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2022

A front-end loader pawed at a pile of scrap metal several stories high and heaped all the way to the river’s edge.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2019

He stood there with the sunshine dappling him over and sometimes his hooves struck a spark from the stones as he pawed the ground.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Sunday’s most intriguing sporting event won’t be Ravens versus the Bills, or Lions pawing at Packers, or even the Jets facing off against their former yoga instructor, Aaron Rodgers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2025

Boots, a young black-and-white domestic shorthair cat, lies on his back, pawing playfully at the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

Even Stokes was prowling laps of the boundary on Thursday, like a caged tiger pawing at the ground.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024

All he’s doing with this feral pawing for a message is frittering that away.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2024

She nickered, tossed her head, and started pawing the ground.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls