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wattles

  • plural of wattle.
  • present tense form of wattle (3rd person singular).

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Among the only downsides of the older community, Wattles said, was that there weren’t enough single men — although there was one guy whom she called “the creeper.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2023

But in targeting dogs on leashes, coyotes in Nahant have deviated from normal patterns, indicating decreased fear of humans, Mr. Wattles said.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2022

“We can make the playoffs,” senior Josh Wattles said.

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2022

It was built in 1907 by Nebraska banker Gurdon Wattles as a winter home, a throwback to pre-film-era Hollywood, when you could live grandly with ease.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2019

Yes, a company of scouts under the command of Colonel Wattles.

From The Courier of the Ozarks by Dunn, Byron A. (Byron Archibald)

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