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The small feline, about the size of a domestic moggy, went under the radar because it was confused with other wild cats that share similar spots and stripes.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

"I went under one of the tables right away, but the table moved sharply towards the right, left, right, left, with me."

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Like modern-day companies that merge and re-emerge or fold, some of these schools went under quickly, or moved their bivouacs, or combined forces.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

He searched the archives of an auction in 1940 where part of the looted Goudstikker collection went under the hammer and found item number 92: "Portrait of a Young Girl" by Toon Kelder.

From Barron's May 11, 2026

The day the Mary Rose went under he’s planting a bed of flowers by his back porch, the one that faces the creek, and don’t see me till I holler.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick



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