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"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

Wisconsin, for instance, has contributed a brown feather.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

Eagles reach sexual maturity at the age of 5, and that’s when their feather patterns change to the more familiar white head feathers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026

Couric interviewed Levi in February for her book club, and afterward Levi sent Couric a letter enclosed with a feather, one of the book’s motifs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Clare wept for Captain, for the cinders and blue-blues and glass caps and crying kits and feather whites.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

In the ancient world, plagiarism was viewed quite negatively: The word “plagiarism” actually means “kidnapper” in Latin, and the Roman poet Horace described literary theft like a crow making itself beautiful with stolen feathers.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Lyons had ruffled feathers by flipping an organizational chart upside down at a sales meeting and urging the sales force to challenge conventional wisdom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

It stores and distributes eagle remains, parts and feathers to federally recognized tribes for religious, cultural and ceremonial purposes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Former New York City tow-truck driver Ed Seabron knew he had ruffled some feathers when, in 2021, he resigned from New York City’s largest municipal union and spoke to colleagues about alternate union representation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

All of the tutus were covered with feathers.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Standing in front of his mural, depicting the face of a girl with a feathered headdress, he laments that many artists were victims of the gangs and are now "disappeared."

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 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

After a long run, nothing was better than Diet Coke straight from the freezer, the soda feathered with slivers of ice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The animal was a feathered relative of Velociraptor with long feathers on both its forelimbs and hind limbs.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

His eyes shone madly as the feathered hackles rose around his neck.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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

When she awoke the sun was out, the sky was clear, and only a feathering of snow covered the tundra—just enough to make it winter.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George