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Recent Examples of ferret
Half the fun for diehard Poe fans is ferreting all the hidden Easter eggs and savoring the ingenious ways Flanagan has riffed on the source material.
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Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
To bring people in and keep them, Caldwell said that along with offering more sign-on bonuses and time off, small and midsize companies in Silicon Valley are offering more competitive stock options along with referral bonuses to help ferret the right people out in a mostly remote world.
—Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Nov. 2021
The incentive to ferret them out has only increased; Putin has recently made several appeals for the F.S.B. to be on alert for those seeking to undermine and destabilize the Russian state.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023
There, researcher and Biological Dynamics founder Raj Krishnan, figured out how to use alternating current to ferret out very small bio-markers from blood and other liquid solutions.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2023
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Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
To bring people in and keep them, Caldwell said that along with offering more sign-on bonuses and time off, small and midsize companies in Silicon Valley are offering more competitive stock options along with referral bonuses to help ferret the right people out in a mostly remote world.
—Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Nov. 2021
The incentive to ferret them out has only increased; Putin has recently made several appeals for the F.S.B. to be on alert for those seeking to undermine and destabilize the Russian state.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023
There, researcher and Biological Dynamics founder Raj Krishnan, figured out how to use alternating current to ferret out very small bio-markers from blood and other liquid solutions.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferret
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Those questions about his application, his focus and his hunger have dogged him almost every step of the way.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Its founders hoped for a Silicon Valley-sized valuation, but transport plays are often dogged by low multiples.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Image Friedman often worried about his reputation, realizing that dividing his attention among music, books and politics — plus sidelines hawking cigars, tequila and salsa, and supporting an animal-rescue group — may have muddled his legacy.—
Daniel Taub,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Kinch moved to southern Utah and found a job hawking hunting gear at a Sportsman’s Warehouse.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
4 Jan. 2025
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The highlights of Williamson’s 360 windmill dunk will live on, but look at the way Murray and Williamson hounded Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards at the point of attack to create the opportunity.—
William Guillory,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Where to watch:Netflix. 'Smile 2' Imagine Taylor Swift if she was hounded by an infectious evil spirit.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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They are trapped inside Lumon's offices, doomed to work on a dull yet mysterious project, never to see the light of day—until, late in the show's first season, the workers decide to rebel.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
15 Jan. 2025
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If the fire started on the top of the hill, you’d really be trapped with all that incredible greenery.—
Ali MacGraw,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Ferret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferret. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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