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Loading your audio article A groundhog was rescued this week from a claw machine game in the arcade of a Pennsylvania mini-golf course.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2024
Prior to 2024, the groundhog had seen his shadow 107 times and not seen his shadow 20 times, according to the York Daily Record, part of the USA TODAY Network.
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
Use Live Traps Trapping and removing groundhogs should always be a last resort, as groundhogs don’t always survive relocation, and trapping is prohibited in some areas.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2024
Josie Burrow, another groundhog at the Second Chances Wildlife Center was trained to be Major's successor.
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Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
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First Known Use
1741, in the meaning defined above
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“Groundhog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundhog. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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groundhog
noun
ground·hog
ˈgrau̇nd-ˌhȯg
-ˌhäg
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Nglish: Translation of groundhog for Spanish Speakers
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