scarecrow

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The case centers on a two-story yellow house in Norfolk, purchased for $137,000 in 2020, which on Thursday was decorated for fall with mums on the front porch and a scarecrow on the lawn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Earlier in the telecast, Roan took the stage along with her entourage of western clowns and scarecrow dancers for a performance of “Pink Pony Club,” her anthem celebrating queer nightlife in West Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025

The researchers focused on two key regulators of cell division in Arabidopsis -- proteins called short-root and scarecrow that, together, prompt dividing root cells to make the switch.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024

As you might expect, along the way, Dorothy finds friends in a scarecrow, tin man and cowardly lion.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2022

I row a steady pace toward the scarecrow, listening to the rhythmic squeak of the oar sockets that complain with each stroke.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman