parrot
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He was Sam the Eagle, our national bird transformed by a Disney artist, and to some eyes bearing a slight resemblance to an earlier Disney avian character, a parrot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
How Bruce the beakless parrot became an alpha male.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
They synthesize and parrot back the script’s outrageous plot points, serving as a Greek chorus, though being reasonable wouldn’t push Anna toward her destiny.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
"One of the responding officers was able to gently coax the bird using food, and the parrot quickly became comfortable, even perching on the officer's hand and shoulder," the airport said in a statement.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
The plan that was now beginning to hatch in her mind depended, however, upon whether or not Fred's parrot was really as good a talker as Fred made out.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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