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
  • It was filmed by the heckler and by those who witnessed Kelce snatch his phone and smash it onto the ground.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Radiohead singer Thom Yorke left the stage at his solo show in Melbourne, Australia on Wednesday night (Oct. 30) after a heckler yelled at him about the war between Israel and Hamas.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Now in its 17th year, Safe Streets operates in 10 locations, employing violence interrupters to detect brewing conflicts and act as mediators to prevent gunfire.
    Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Research suggests violence interrupters and deterrence programs can help reduce homicides, nonfatal shootings and violent crime in cities, according to the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Needless to say, Orlok will make the trip to Wisborg — arriving in Germany like a plague, with Thomas all but crawling back home to his wife behind him — long before Western society will learn to accept that denying human desire is less a collective victory than a personal self-defeat.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Otherwise, butterfly larvae would be like locusts, like a plague.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Symptoms linked to the mystery disease include fever, headaches, coughing and anemia, raising concerns about the Congo's limited medical infrastructure.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • That was until a throbbing headache set in, said Covert, 18.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024

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“Harrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harrier. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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