pheasant
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The monal, a pheasant native to Himalayan mountain forests, is deeply woven into the region's cultural, folklore and identity.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Schwarzman, who usually arrives by helicopter, also bought the farm next door to host pheasant and partridge shoots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
And Ernest he was, writing in the morning, hiking the lush seaside overlooks in the afternoon, maybe bagging a pheasant or two with “Two-Gun” Cohen, and entertaining in the evenings at the bar.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
I covered Gov. Walz on his pheasant hunt last fall when he was a vice presidential candidate.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2025
Thanksgiving passed, and the pheasant season came to a halt, but not the beautiful Indian summer, with its flow of clear, pure days.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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The shipment of animals from Moscow also included two yaks, five cockatoos and dozens of pheasants as well as mandarin ducks, Kozlov's office said.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024
And many times my brother and I would have to go out and hunt for our dinner — rabbits, pheasants, squirrels and other food that we could find.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2023
At the heart of the tablescape, a grouping of three risers elevates the centerpiece, featuring a harmonious blend of pumpkins and pheasants at varying heights.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
According to documents given to the family after the incident, officials seized more than 1,500 feathers from parrots, pheasants, ducks, doves, macaws, ravens, turkeys, emus and hawks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
While we scurried to finish the house, and the cook butchered the turtles and plucked the pheasants, the hairdresser arrived to tend to Madam.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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