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tortoise

[tawr-tuhs] / ˈtɔr təs /


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O'Farrell shows me where she writes, taking me down her garden, "my commute to work," past a treehouse and a run for the rescue tortoise, to her glass-framed studio.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

One party source describes it as "tortoise and hare - maybe one day Ed will even dress up as a tortoise".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

His outfit, an Off White hoodie and a fleece bucket hat with a tortoise on the front, is just as uplifting and whimsical as his attitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

For his part, Bezos has reveled in his measured approach, adopting tortoise as his company’s mascot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Baba Joseph had several pets: a duiker antelope, a bush baby, a large tortoise, and an enormous warthog that waddled after him, begging for treats.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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