skunk
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The last known rabid raccoon in Los Angeles County was detected in 1973, when a skunk variant of rabies was still present in the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Ford has been working on its own EV platform in the U.S. as part of its so-called skunk works project to build a $30,000 electric pickup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
You couldn’t turn on your television without seeing this woman pop up somewhere, sporting a black-and-white skunk wig, preaching her freak-forward gospel.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2025
Like an urban squirrel or skunk, you are, alarmingly often, in danger of having your body shattered by a two-ton machine hurtling through space at 70 miles per hour.
From Slate ● May 25, 2024
Perilee had seen a skunk not long back.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
They are not related to giant pandas but rather closer to raccoons, skunks and weasels.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
They must be hungry—twice they catch skunks, and a sealed house with a skunk inside, loaded or unloaded, is more than this viewer wanted to contemplate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
In California, skunks, raccoon and bats are more likely to carry the disease, which attacks the brain and spinal cord.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025
The virus is known to infect mammals — from skunks, bears, and cows to people and house pets.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2024
But I’ve hosted more than my share of raccoons, foxes, skunks, opossums, and mice.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
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