grouse

In another spot of good news, firefighters Thursday rescued from the heart of the fire zone a black grouse -- an endangered species, with only 14 males and four or five females remaining in Belgium.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

But some restaurateurs grouse that the apps also make diners feel removed from a restaurant and more blase about canceling, and less likely to just walk in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

However the BBC understands there are capercaillie - a large woodland grouse - around Ryvoan.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Birds including the curlew, nightjar, dipper, lesser black-backed gull and red grouse are also named.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

It was the visionary grouse from Fernlight Forest.

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

But one you can see being played out every time someone grouses that they really wanted to read that article/see that show except they “hit the damn paywall.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022

In his new special, the comic Danny Jolles grouses about the magician David Blaine, famous for stunts like burying himself alive or holding his breath for 17 minutes.

From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022

Occasionally, someone grouses to McKim that he’s disrespecting books by selling them as decor, presumably because they’re no longer meant to be read.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2022

"Here we go again. Give Ted another idea he'll take all the credit for," Nate grouses in the latest heart-wrenching episode of "Ted Lasso."

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2021

“D’you know,” the man grouses, “I could file a report. I stepped out for a moment, came back, and found her rummaging through the drawers of my desk. Outrageous!”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

But although he may have groused privately, Bill Clinton did not retaliate against her; Reno remained at the Justice Department throughout his two terms.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

Trump’s arch, groused the New York Times, “would drastically change the sightlines between some of the country’s most symbolic memorials.”

From Slate ● May 18, 2026

“Had it not been for this infamous island, the American rebellion could not possibly have subsisted,” groused British Adm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

Some users groused on X about feeling cheated by the decision.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 1, 2026

“I hurt my leg,” he groused, and pulled up his pants leg.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

But the move, he assured grousing Protestant leaders, had nothing to do with “the functions of church and state.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

There was much intra-Senate grousing and griping and bickering in the days preceding Friday morning’s vote.

From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2026

At the time, “Ohio” received criticism similar to the reaction to “Streets of Minneapolis:” a mix of grousing about rich rock stars capitalizing on tragedy combined with grumbling that the song just wasn’t very good.

From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2026

This might seem like get-off-my-lawn grousing from a critic who misses the good old days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025

While they were still grousing, the door opened and the smith’s prentice came in, boyish and broad- shouldered with the smell of coalsmoke in his hair.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss