feather
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Remarkably, evidence of that ancient meal survived in fossilized feces, preserving what researchers describe as the finest feather specimen yet discovered from the age of dinosaurs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Perhaps it’s being pet in a certain way, combing their fur with a brush or letting them chase a feather.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
Ross showcased several glamorous outfits, first donning a silver sequinned gown and white feather boa, then a sparkly red dress with ruffles and, lastly, a neon yellow raincoat with black trousers and top.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The other hand moves feather soft across the rest of the bird’s body.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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Some warned him about "cherishing your feathers", a Chinese expression for protecting one's reputation.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The explosive and heart-wrenching tell-all, released this week, has reportedly ruffled feathers inside Buckingham Palace, and its not hard to imagine why.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
In the clips Tarin uses, Coyote looks longingly at one of Road Runner’s feathers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
This study, however, took her into unusual territory: feathers preserved inside fossilized feces, known as coprolites.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
He reached in a pouch he wore at the end of a string and took out an amulet of blue beads and heron feathers.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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Meanwhile Queen Camilla also dressed in tartan, paired with the emerald green jacket and feathered hat she wore to a Sunday service at Crathie Kirk last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
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
Looking back at photos from the era, with their feathered hair and cutoff jeans, is more than an exercise in nostalgia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
There’s this portrait of Grandma in a feathered boa and a diamond bracelet.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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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
The bird is leucistic, which means it lacks pigment in its feathering.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2024
But Sunday, he used touch when required, floating passes that allowed receivers to run after the catch and feathering balls between levels of defenders.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2022
There was a column of wood-smoke feathering up from the kitchen chimney, a sign that Jenny was already making preparations for a hearty noon meal.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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