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eagle

[ee-guhl] / ˈi gəl /




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Phillips hit the shot of the day at the par-five 12th when she stuck her approach shot inside two feet and made her eagle putt to take a two-shot lead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

One of the messages was in Russian and included a link to a new Telegram account named "Hitcore", the logo of which is a metallic eagle emblazoned over the Russian tricolour flag.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Barlow added that it gave "genuine hope" in the battle to reverse biodiversity decline and ensure future generations across Scotland, England and Wales could experience the "incredible sense of awe" when seeing a golden eagle.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

At Edinburgh’s Royal Infirmary amphitheater, patients would be ushered beneath his impressive gaze; a “lithe man” with “steel-blue eyes,” Bell would press his fingertips together and peer magisterially over his eagle nose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Which leads to thoughts of Maxwell, the golden eagle, his favorite bird to visit at the sanctuary until the eagle was set to the sky.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

Millions of people had been following the lives of Jackie and her mate, Shadow, two bald eagles whose lives had been live streamed from a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

A rendering of the project's design from earlier this year includes a golden, winged Lady Liberty statue on the top of the arch, flanked by two gold eagles,.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

But then he saw it: a limited edition, three-wheeled Street Glide with a trio of ghostly eagles adorning its obsidian paint job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

"The appellant keeps a few chickens, ducks and horses on site along with a variety of more unusual animals including eagles, falcons, parrots, hornbills, mongooses, skunks, porcupine and wallaby," they said.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

So here the prince came, like the eagles in The Hobbit, swooping in at the darkest hour to save us.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Lee birdied seven of the first 15 holes and eagled the par-five 17th before a closing bogey at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida.

From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025

McIlroy then eagled the 10th to move to five under.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025

He found himself in a similar situation 12 months ago when he eagled the 18th to force a playoff and eventually beat Van Nuys’ Isiah Kim on the sixth extra hole.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025

Arnaus played at Carnoustie, where he birdied five straight holes from No. 17 after starting at the 10th, and also eagled the par-5 14th hole.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2023

It lay there, spread eagled in eight directions, on the salt.

From Do Unto Others by Mark Clifton

Spieth hit inside a foot from 170 yards for birdie on the par-4 11th, then just missed eagling the two back-nine par 5s.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2021

He displayed power and shot-making in front of overflow galleries standing 8 to 10 people deep for the second straight day, eagling both par 5s, 13 and 15.

From Golf Digest ● Apr. 3, 2018

He had a bogey-free round, opening with a birdie on the par-5 first, eagling the par-5 seventh and adding birdies on the par-4 ninth and 16th.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 12, 2017

Senior Open in commanding fashion on Friday, eagling the par-five 14th on the way to a record five-shot lead after the second round at Omaha Country Club in Omaha, Nebraska.

From Reuters ● Jul. 13, 2013

If not un-Englishing America in mind And heart forever, vain the shrieks Of Freedom, eagling back to dawn's first streaks.

From Freedom, Truth and Beauty by Edward Doyle


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