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turtle

[tur-tl] / ˈtɜr tl /


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The turtle agrees to carry the scorpion across the river after being reassured that he will not sting him, since doing so would doom them both.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“I want to say it was the happiest day of my life, but I have two children,” said Debra Schiff, 69, a bird-watcher, while admiring a turtle at the lagoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Our hero, a young goatkeeper named Bernadette the Brave, has embarked on a quest to save her beloved pet turtle from a tyrannical king.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Meatloaf now swims in the aquarium’s sea turtle rehabilitation area, which opened in January.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Once, he left the playground swings for the turtle pond.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn



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