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Half the fun for diehard Poe fans is ferreting all the hidden Easter eggs and savoring the ingenious ways Flanagan has riffed on the source material.
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Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
To bring people in and keep them, Caldwell said that along with offering more sign-on bonuses and time off, small and midsize companies in Silicon Valley are offering more competitive stock options along with referral bonuses to help ferret the right people out in a mostly remote world.
—Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Nov. 2021
The incentive to ferret them out has only increased; Putin has recently made several appeals for the F.S.B. to be on alert for those seeking to undermine and destabilize the Russian state.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023
There, researcher and Biological Dynamics founder Raj Krishnan, figured out how to use alternating current to ferret out very small bio-markers from blood and other liquid solutions.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2023
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Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
To bring people in and keep them, Caldwell said that along with offering more sign-on bonuses and time off, small and midsize companies in Silicon Valley are offering more competitive stock options along with referral bonuses to help ferret the right people out in a mostly remote world.
—Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Nov. 2021
The incentive to ferret them out has only increased; Putin has recently made several appeals for the F.S.B. to be on alert for those seeking to undermine and destabilize the Russian state.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023
There, researcher and Biological Dynamics founder Raj Krishnan, figured out how to use alternating current to ferret out very small bio-markers from blood and other liquid solutions.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2023
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As a result of this, and allegations of Russian interference, Trump was dogged by questions about the legitimacy of his victory.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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The results of both the October ballots and Sunday’s runoff were indeed dogged by allegations of a major vote-buying scheme, Russian interference, and voter intimidation — which exposed Moldova’s judiciary as unable to adequately protect the democratic process.Stephen McGrath and Nicolae Dumitrache, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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The British financial institution Lloyds Banking Group has also estimated that fans have lost considerable sums of money to scammers hawking fake tickets.Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2024
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Saturday's seasonal pop-up at FDR Park includes more than 70 vendors, hawking everything from street food to jewelry and clothing.Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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And will the threats that have hounded state and local election officials continue?Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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His beloved wife Penelope (Binoche) is a prisoner in her own home, hounded by suitors vying to be king.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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He was trapped inside the vehicle while U.S. military police exchanged gunfire with insurgents.Danielle Bacher, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Protecting Against The Sunk-Cost Fallacy Here are three strategies to avoid getting trapped for all: 1.Koray Köse, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Ferret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferret. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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