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wild-and-woolly

[wahyld-n-wool-ee] / ˈwaɪld nˈwʊl i /


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Welcome back to the Surge, Slate’s weekly newsletter about the most relevant figures in the wild and woolly world of Washington.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2023

But someday soon, things could get wild and woolly.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2019

The metaphorical flights grow especially wild and woolly in the book’s last lap.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2018

He’s unabashedly political in his aspirations for this program, attempting to define an American identity by interviewing its wild and woolly citizens.

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2018

Mick the Wolf, too, is a bad man from the wild and woolly West.

From The Bartlett Mystery by Tracy, Louis




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