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Recent Examples of howler
Costa Rica is also one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, which means visitors can see sloths, howler and squirrel monkeys, as well as whales that migrate just off the Pacific Coast.
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Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 17 June 2024
Mexico is home to several kinds of howler monkeys, including mantled howlers (Alouatta palliata), Yucatán black howlers (Alouatta pigra) and Mexican howlers (Alouatta palliata mexicana).
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
Roman Polanski’s celebrated 1968 horror film — whose influence on this season of AHS becomes part of the story line in a howler of a cold open — is one of a handful of films whose dark subject matter seems to have seeped into the lives of the people who made it.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
All three are at risk: The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists Yucatán black howlers and Mexican howlers as endangered, and mantled howlers as vulnerable.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
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Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 17 June 2024
Mexico is home to several kinds of howler monkeys, including mantled howlers (Alouatta palliata), Yucatán black howlers (Alouatta pigra) and Mexican howlers (Alouatta palliata mexicana).
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
Roman Polanski’s celebrated 1968 horror film — whose influence on this season of AHS becomes part of the story line in a howler of a cold open — is one of a handful of films whose dark subject matter seems to have seeped into the lives of the people who made it.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
All three are at risk: The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists Yucatán black howlers and Mexican howlers as endangered, and mantled howlers as vulnerable.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
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This has been happening throughout the Broadway run, with screams during the balcony scene and audible reactions to the line readings.Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2024
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The screams eventually reach a crescendo, as video shows the shrieks getting gradually louder and louder until the group stopped.Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Some economists say Fed officials could be making a blunder that risks reigniting inflation and undercutting their pledge to rely on the latest data when making rate decisions.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Analysts said Ding made a crucial blunder in the deciding Game 14 that ultimately handed Gukesh the teen the title.Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The watchdog report showed that there were no undercover FBI employees at the riot, but there were FBI informants, people outside the bureau who give critical information to agents and are sometimes compensated for their information and expenses, at the scene.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Dramatic scenes from that night showed security forces breaking through windows in the National Assembly to try and prevent lawmakers from gathering, and protesters confronting riot police.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s camp had its own flubs in the final stretch.Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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However, in the days since the book's release, some fans noticed some big flubs within the book.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Many rival fans have had a good laugh at Tottenham and their wildly fluctuating results this season.Nick Miller, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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After 25 years in business, Vanessa von Bismarck and Carrie Phillips have had their share of successes, laughs and struggles.Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Rodríguez rectified Valencia’s goof with a wild stoppage time goal to send the match to penalty kicks (Copa America is not doing an extra period, unlike Euros).Chris Branch, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
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There is a nice goof on Marty, and at one point, Moe channels Curly after a passionate kiss.Donald Liebenson, Vulture, 14 June 2024
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From the condom in the soup, no, chowder (that’s not how Ina Garten makes her chowder), to the diners’ nonplussed reactions when Yancy tells them all to stop eating, all the food inspector stuff is an absolute hoot.Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
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Oldman seems to be having a hoot in the role, too, which has landed him one of the show’s aforementioned Emmy nominations.Brian Grubb, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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Like many classic Spongebob jokes, the scene became a meme, often referenced and recreated online.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Mulaney did a classic couch set on The Tonight Show (perhaps the most classic venue for a couch set) with new jokes about his son, his son’s emerging rockabilly tendencies, and his son’s hatred for Steely Dan.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Howler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/howler. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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