wolves
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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In addition to the four euthanized wolves, two wolves died from vehicle strikes, three were found dead of unknown causes, and three additional deaths are under investigation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
When disease and weather kill cattle at about one thousand times the rate of wolves, struggling ranchers clearly have much bigger concerns than the Endangered Species Act.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
"If the sheep are dictating safety and the wolves are not, then there's no purpose," Brockman said Musk allegedly told employees at the time.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Other threats to the population, such as predation by wolves, have been mitigated so that if the caribou are restored they should thrive in the wild.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
Even sheep and goats have barns to sleep in to protect them from the cold and the wolves.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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