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[fur-ee] / ˈfɜr i /


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Meta’s Muse, a computer errand boy that lives in a smartphone app, has a furry, rotund little mascot.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

A furry predator that lived 165 million years ago is offering scientists an unexpected glimpse into the evolution of mammals.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Uh-oh,” the adorable furry creature says while peering through the unzipped opening as the new release date appears.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The hummingbird hawk moth, known for its furry grey body, orange hindwings and long proboscis, migrates to the UK from southern Europe and north Africa in the summer months.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

She pivoted and snapped her furry fingers at a Level Three girl.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

That comes from a debate in the Texas state legislature that was supposedly about "furries," a subculture of people who dress up as anthropomorphic animal characters.

From Salon ● May 12, 2025

Older kids and adults — even those who aren't furries — also love some animal-themed goofing off: Consider the mascots associated wity many college sports teams.

From Salon ● May 12, 2025

There wasn’t a big crossover between typical NFL fans and furries.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2023

It added 87% of these responses related to dogs, 22% to cats, 7% to small furries and 6% to horses.

From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2021

Plus, these aren’t even really furries, because real furries would never wear just a head and no fursuit, right?

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2021

Charli XCX might be hoping the release of her new album sets off another Brat summer, but many believe the season has already been claimed by a furrier force - Jimothy.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Jacobs fished out the long mink her grandmother left her years ago and took it to a Manhattan furrier to give it a second act.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

On Nov. 8, 1938, a Gestapo neighbor stopped Jules Schulback, a young Jewish furrier in Berlin.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2023

Her father worked a variety of jobs, including furrier and taxi driver, and her mother, a pianist who had studied at Juilliard, taught piano.

From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2022

I didn’t know what he expected when he imagined the caravan as a family, but I didn’t blame the furrier or the jeweler for rejecting it.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Last week, a young wolf burrowed under a fence at his zoo in the South Korean city of Daejeon and escaped - becoming the country's newest, furriest fugitive.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

In our conversation, we also discussed the drama's interpretation of home cooking as seen on TV, got the inside scoop on the show's furriest secret ingredient and much more.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2023

Last year the group distributed traps to schoolchildren and gave out prizes for the most rats caught, the biggest rat, the one with the biggest teeth and the furriest coat.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2023

“The female was on an egg sac, and the male was the biggest, hairiest, furriest guy you’ve ever seen.”

From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2014

“Thank you, sir,” said Travis, looking surprised, “but Bunny’s my pet. I can’t sell him. He’s the biggest, furriest rabbit I’ve ever had.”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly


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