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sleuth

[slooth] / sluθ /


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Appeared in the March 4, 2026, print edition as 'A Smart-Aleck Sleuth'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

There are also bird-specific iPhone apps that record, including Song Sleuth and Bird Genie, which can identify up to around 200 species.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023

It was written by Anthony Shaffer, hot off the hit play and film Sleuth, and its big horror star Christopher Lee said it was one of the finest screenplays he had ever read.

From BBC • May 3, 2023

Sleuth story: How a curator and a librarian helped the F.B.I. track down two paintings stolen in 1972.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2022

“Will this be on the Sleuth channel?” asked Kojo.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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