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True to form, Joe Lycett wore a polka-dot shorts suit with a purple feather collar.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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

By examining that feather, scientists say they may have uncovered an important clue to why birds became the only dinosaur lineage to survive the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous Period.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

In every other way, they are birds of a feather.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

We talked longer there about the sad state of the oceans, when suddenly he stopped and looked at the feather on the mast.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

At the Landings Golf & Athletic Club in Savannah, Ga., executive director Steven Freund credits a strategy of segmenting programming to fit every age, even if it means ruffling a few feathers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

It would likely have had feathers and its claws might have been about 10cm to 20cm long.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The en suite bathroom is as flamboyant as they come, with stars, peacock feathers, and graphic prints painted across the ceiling, purple walls, and double vanity.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

“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

There was a brief interlude while Gelifen objected, and his feathers were smoothed, and Mal ate more than her fair share of the remaining cheese and raised her eyebrows at Christopher, daring him to object.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Amidst the feathered headdresses and brightly coloured costumes in the afternoon Caribbean heat, the King, dressed in a suit and sunglasses, joined dancers at the front of parade to cheers from the crowd.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

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

I know I’ve always been all about the groundlings and the silk feathered hats, but right then Victoria didn’t seem like a snob and I didn’t feel like a groundling.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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

Kartye was even out killing penalties, blocking a Philip Broberg wrist shot and then racing up ice and feathering a pass to Cale Fleury off a 2-on-1 break after he’d stepped out of the box.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023

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