magpie
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“You can be in a sort of magpie mode where you’re always looking for things to use, and spiriting those things back to your creative process,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
We never got to find out who Elvis, with his magpie love for all music, might have become if he’d traveled the world and gotten to pick up an ashram sitar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
The Franco-Belgian couturier referenced the extravagant plumage of a roseate spoonbill or the crested cockatoo alongside the humble crow, grey pigeon and magpie.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
But his magpie tendencies go even further, cherry-picking from artists ranging from Paramore and Miley Cyrus to Daniel Bedingfield and Bon Iver.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
Perilee calls her their little magpie, and the nickname fits like a glove.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
It has also been observed in certain animals, including chimpanzees, dolphins, and magpies.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025
The boy, having been fearful of getting lost, finds the way home again by following the thread of red yarn—only to discover that the magpies have prepared a wonderful Christmas surprise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
“Tiger With Cubs” depicts a tigress nursing her young under pine trees as magpies heckle them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
Minhwa is a style of Korean folk art popular during the Chosun era, with the Hojak-do genre specializing in images of tigers, magpies and pine trees.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2025
“They’re like magpies, they like to collect things,” he explained.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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