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[stawk] / stɔk /




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And recent reporting by the Washington Post uncovered at least 50 instances nationwide in which law enforcement officials were accused of misusing their access to the cameras, largely to stalk former romantic partners or citizens.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

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

These organisms had U-shaped bodies and were anchored to the seafloor by a stalk.

From Science Daily Apr. 6, 2026

"Wilder is going to be coming on strong early, but I expect Derek to weather the storm, stalk his man down and finish it in big style in the 12th round."

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

He pinched off a couple of inches of stalk and handed it to me.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

These ancient relatives of starfish looked somewhat like flowers growing on stalks beneath the sea.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

It looks like charcoal, but the black briquettes are actually made from plant waste: millet and sesame stalks, palm fronds and cobs.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

Aliyu Abdullahi Isa, a 25-year-old Fulani herder, knows the names of all the 20 white cattle grazing on the remains of dry stalks of maize.

From BBC Mar. 21, 2026

A lonely coyote stalks the barren ground around oil pump jacks; a dead deer, its eye milky white, lies on a fern-like blanket of boughs.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

That day, I knelt with a bunch of fifth graders as we carefully put seedlings into the ground, patting the dirt into place around the fragile stalks.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

In New York, where the firm is located, people are only eligible for those if they are being stalked by a partner or ex-partner.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was stalked by a crowd that carried red flags, a symbol of revenge, and called him dishonorable as he was pelted with an unknown object.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Guardiola grew frustrated with City's failure to kill off Newcastle, urging his players to "keep the ball better" as he stalked the touchline.

From Barron's Feb. 21, 2026

Author Michelle McNamara a decade ago helped revive interest in a serial killer who stalked parts of California in the 1970s and 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2026

This monster child stalked me for a month before I found a logic to banish her: that I was likely insane.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

The reports include officers of all genders, but many cases involve a uniformed man stalking a civilian woman — or the people close to her.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

Flock cameras help police solve crimes, but cases of officers abusing their access to the technology for stalking raise concerns about privacy violations.

From Slate Aug. 13, 2026

Luigi Mangione who is accused of killing a health insurance boss in Manhattan may plead guilty to stalking charges in his federal case, The New York Times reported Thursday.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Schneider faces misdemeanor charges of stalking and targeted residential picketing in American Fork and similar charges in Provo, where he went after the Bricks & Minifigs corporate offices.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

“I’m lying. I’ve been stalking him on Facebook,” she says, hugging me.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli




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