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a man given to seducing women she threatened to geld the wolf if he didn't stop making passes at her
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a person who habitually preys upon others no sooner had the lottery winner's name been made public than the wolves with their investment schemes showed up on her doorstep
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Recent Examples of wolves The bill would also rename a state program that reimburses ranchers who lose livestock to wolves, calling it the Wolf-Livestock Coexistence and Compensation Program. —
Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 On April 16, the materials were transferred to the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Abruzzo and Molise headquarters in Avezzano, Italy, for further examination into the wolves' cause of death. —Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 That's a trombone with the wolves. —Heather Abbott, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026 The change would require ranchers to prove by a preponderance of evidence that wolves caused the negative changes and to rule out other potential causes, like weather, disease or drought. —Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026 Already, the department is overburdened, leaving the responsibility for handling many attacks by wolves and other predators to local law enforcement, said David Bess, a retired chief of CDFW’s enforcement division. —Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 On April 16, the materials were transferred to the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Abruzzo and Molise headquarters in Avezzano, Italy, for further examination into the wolves' cause of death. —Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 That's a trombone with the wolves. —Heather Abbott, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026 The change would require ranchers to prove by a preponderance of evidence that wolves caused the negative changes and to rule out other potential causes, like weather, disease or drought. —Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026 Already, the department is overburdened, leaving the responsibility for handling many attacks by wolves and other predators to local law enforcement, said David Bess, a retired chief of CDFW’s enforcement division. —Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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The brothers, their lawyers conceded, were womanizers.— Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Bear safety guidelines at the park call for visitors to stay 150 feet away from the predators or face fines and arrest, officials say.— Mark Price April 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
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Add Predator Deterrents Installing bee houses at least 3 feet off the ground will deter some predators.— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026
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Coincidentally landing on National Cheddar Fries Day and National Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day, the date is shaping up to be a great day for snack-lovers and munchies-havers alike.— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
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Tavish, who just moved to New Zealand from Los Angeles with his bride, is a gigolo whose three previous aging lovers died under mysterious circumstances.— Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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Not in terms of the scale of its sets—we’ll leave that to the giant staircase in The Queen of Versailles, or whatever is going on with the flying vampires of The Lost Boys—but in terms of the most tropes crammed into one two-act stretch.— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
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The network has given a series order to Eternally Yours, a show about a family of vampires.— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
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Mermaids, centaurs, satyrs, and sphinxes.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Wolves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/wolves. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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