stalk
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The study reaffirms fears that many wolves are becoming dependent on cattle as a primary food source as it is easier to feed on slow-moving, fatty cows than stalk the state’s dwindling deer population.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026
Once the plant decides to bloom, it channels its entire reserve of accumulated sugar upward into the stalk in a matter of days.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
They stalk WhatsApp groups, track flights like anxious parents and leave work meetings to get their fix of the sweet, seasonal delicacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
These organisms had U-shaped bodies and were anchored to the seafloor by a stalk.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
Outside the house, against a sheltered wall to the south, a single stalk of green thrust upwards, with slender rapierlike leaves and one huge scarlet blossom.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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