cuckoo
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Still, I support Harrelson and Stewart signing on to a project this cuckoo.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
In Costa Rica, a rufous-vented ground cuckoo snatches a cicada fleeing an army ant swarm.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
"Switzerland has nurtured many unexpected good things -- Albert Einstein's physics, the world economy, and the cuckoo clock leap to mind -- and is again helping the world appreciate improbable people and ideas."
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
At Kris Kringl, a downtown shop where “it’s Christmas all year long,” one can find Christmas villages, Christmas-themed cuckoo clocks, Christmas-themed cookie jars, Christmas-themed table runners, “Deck the Halls” tea kettles and much more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
There are letters to the editor from people all over Ireland claiming they heard the first cuckoo of the year and you can read between the lines that people are calling each other liars.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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