harrier

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Recent Examples of harrier Sign up As omnivorous eaters, an unchecked population of stoats also poses a threat to mice, rabbits, hedgehogs and birds, including Orkney's population of curlews and hen harriers. Abby Wilson, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024 Rockstar then packed the world with everything from skydiving and harrier jets to trucking — all within a 6×6 kilometer map, a step up from the 4×4 kilometers for GTA III and Vice City. Ade Adeniji, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2024 Basically, covering McMillian is like trying to cover a harrier jet in mid-flight. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024 This coincided with the evolution of two large predatory birds: Haast’s eagle and Eyles’ harrier. Grrlscientist, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024 The property looks on to a deep river valley where harrier hawks and bush falcons swoop for prey. Lauren Quaintance, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2024 Mice and voles living on the land drew foxes and migratory raptors such as kestrels and harriers, who feasted on the cornucopia each time the grass was mowed. Cara Buckley, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023 River Hill’s Chloe McGeehan was the top Howard County harrier, crossing the line in second. Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 14 Sep. 2021 Vedantham was the top Vikings’ finisher at counties last season by placing 28th, and Witcher expects Teachey, who didn’t run this past spring, to be the team’s top harrier. Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 3 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harrier
Noun
  • Other members of the crowd started booing and then drowned out the heckler with applause before Zverev began his post-match speech.
    Ben Church, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Yes, but not just any heckler; the interloper turns out to be Death himself.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The Consumer Reports highlights these safety features when considering purchasing a portable space heater: A ground-fault circuit interrupter plug: GFCI plugs can prevent electric shock.
    Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Saul Rosenbaum Developer of the ground-fault circuit interrupter IEEE life member, 91; died 5 February Rosenbaum was granted more than 40U.S.patents including one for the ground-fault circuit interrupter, which can shut off electric power in the event of a fault in less than 1second.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 14 May 2021
Noun
  • As the empire tries to inflict its imperialism on the island, it is met by a disease called the Dream Scourge, a plague of the soul that drives people mad.
    Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Never mind the stalking, cucking her husband, and bringing plague and endless death upon her.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The parasites' arrival in the central nervous system is often marked by a headache.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2025
  • But the unusual dismissal order comes with strings attached that could cause continued legal headaches for Adams and put pressure on him to do more to help Trump’s administration with immigration enforcement, experts, including former federal prosecutors and judges, told the Daily News on Tuesday.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025

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“Harrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harrier. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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