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Recalling the model airplane sets he assembled as a child, he arranged a fish, a chicken and a duck as a collection of dissected parts on a tabletop, labeling it with instructions for reconstruction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Abdullah Shafique - 2 - Five in the first innings, a duck in the second.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

For a Down Under-play on a French duck à l’orange, they keep things local.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

Michelle Monaghan, always good, is also among the cast, as homicide detective Amanda Beck, though she lays low enough to duck all the free-floating ham in this adaptation of Alex North’s 2019 novel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

I duck out of the way right as Andre opens his arms.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

“The house was small, so we built onto it to add a kitchen. We use the barns as a sanctuary for rescued horses, ducks, chickens, peacocks, goats, and other animals,” she went on.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

In theory, going public should be the moment when A.I. companies start talking in slightly more restrained terms so that they aren’t sitting ducks for prosecution and civil suits.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

He said he wakes up to the sounds of black-bellied whistling ducks every morning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

She says she lost most of her goats, 300 ducks, 300 chickens and a sizeable amount of fish, as well as the machine she used to make animal feed.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

He ducks under the garage door, but his spiked-up hair gets smushed on the way out.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Sooner rather than later this executive will have to circle back to big issues that can't be ducked forever.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

We ducked under a gate and surrounded Ernie as he headed to the locker room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Jon Bruno lives a couple of blocks away from the billboard in West Hollywood and ducked out of his house Friday morning to try to catch a glimpse of the spectacle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

“I immediately ducked down, put my hands up, and covered my head,” she said.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

They rested the currach on their hands and ducked their heads so I could see their faces.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

While making his way through the ballroom he came across reporters ducking for cover and some jockeying for position with their phone cameras.

From Salon ● May 1, 2026

Not Brody, whose chiseled, wiry presence is ever in motion, flailing, ducking, wincing, yearning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

When Trump praised Rubio during his State of the Union, the secretary mouthed “thank you,” placed a hand on his heart, and briefly stood to acknowledge the applause before ducking back into his seat.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

In modern slang it’s ghosting, or merely ducking out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

In the corners, on the stairs, ducking beneath the laundry strung on ropes from door to door.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron