Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The sport of hunting with ferrets.
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- verb Present participle of
ferret . - noun
Hunting withferrets .
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Examples
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In retaliation McCarthy announced he was "breaking" with the Republican leader and accused the President publicly of "weakness and supineness" in ferreting out Communists, indeed claimed he himself had made a terrible mistake -- namely to have voted for Eisenhower in 1952!
Nigel Hamilton: American Caesars Nigel Hamilton 2010
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In retaliation McCarthy announced he was "breaking" with the Republican leader and accused the President publicly of "weakness and supineness" in ferreting out Communists, indeed claimed he himself had made a terrible mistake -- namely to have voted for Eisenhower in 1952!
Nigel Hamilton: American Caesars Nigel Hamilton 2010
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Her report would aid Taylor in ferreting out the truth, and she cherished her responsibility.
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On what might seem an unrelated note, the performance of American stock analysts was woefully inadequate in ferreting out and making public the all-too-obvious weaknesses in the mortgage securitization field, and the greed of all too many institutional investors in seeking “quick and unrealistic profits” was a major factor in creating the circumstances that led to the mortgage meltdown and the current recession.
Writing the Whole Enchilada « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2008
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On what might seem an unrelated note, the performance of American stock analysts was woefully inadequate in ferreting out and making public the all-too-obvious weaknesses in the mortgage securitization field, and the greed of all too many institutional investors in seeking “quick and unrealistic profits” was a major factor in creating the circumstances that led to the mortgage meltdown and the current recession.
July « 2008 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2008
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Author Piers Anthony has been doing invaluable work in ferreting out legitimate e-publishers and outing scammers.
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He's done more than I have in ferreting out this plot.
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They do not think about a specialist in ferreting out justice.
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But he noted that few in the United States investigate what happens to locked-up foreigners in the name of ferreting out terrorism.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Evelyn Leopold 2012
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Thus, he became his generation’s “Where’s Waldo?” long before Waldo was born, and readers delighted in ferreting out where Plas was hiding in Cole’s often bizarre artwork!
Plastic Man: The Complete Collection » DVDs Worth Watching 2009
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