feather
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The specimen therefore captures more than just feather evolution.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Now, two years later, Harry Styles walks onto that same floor in pearls and a feather boa, singing about tenderness and change and wanting.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
"Simon measured the length of their fourth feather, which tells their age, and from the colour of their feathers, if they are spotty they are females and the non-spotty ones are males," she added.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
In it, a woman inside of a hoarder’s garage bobbed a feather toy in front of Likho, who jumped up to catch it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Cassiopeia reached down and picked up a long, arched feather that had fallen from the ostrich’s tail.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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“HOPE is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all,” John Owen Lowe shared in an Instagram Stories post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
It also included writings and a large painting of a forest made with tar, oil and feathers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Some warned him about "cherishing your feathers", a Chinese expression for protecting one's reputation.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
If Emily Dickinson were an Orioles fan, she would say that hope is the thing with orange, black and white feathers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Already they had discovered that the mattresses on their cots were filled with feathers, and they were plucking them out through the mattress ticking, one by one.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Donald Trump could become a lame duck president after US midterm elections but prospects at the ballot box are looking brighter for ducks of the feathered variety.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Her creations include recycled car tires—symbols of the capital’s traffic-clogged modern life—with sides and treads imprinted with gilded Aztec symbols, including the flying feathered serpent-god Quetzalcoatl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Convery has nicely feathered hair and a character burdened by the plot’s corniest contrivances: a bully stubbornly pursuing him to the literal end of civilization, a lost pet dog that he’s determined to rescue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Among their closest relatives were the dromaeosaurs, a group of feathered dinosaurs known for being relatively small, agile predators.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
The sunlight was soft and feathered, hardly skimming the forest floor because the trees were so thick and tall.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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Jos Buttler was the only England batter to fall, feathering Arshdeep Singh behind for eight.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Traditionally, skiers negotiate the steepest terrain of a course by feathering their skis at a slight diagonal and elongating their stride to help them conserve energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
The Australian skipper removed him for a 13th time in Tests, more than any other bowler, with a furious Root berating himself after prodding at a full delivery and feathering to Carey.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
Pull that off consistently — and, even more challenging, using just front or just rear brakes — and you’ve found the sweet spot for feathering your brakes as you whip down a trail.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2022
It was at work upon the feathering of his shafts that the first of the reporters found him.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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