eagle
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And on the very first hole, Stark conjured the shot of the competition so far, her approach to the green on the par four dropping straight into the cup for an eagle.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
"Flappy Bill", a clone of the 2013 viral hit Flappy Bird sees players fly a bald eagle and dodging monuments from the National Mall.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
And the double-headed eagle of the Habsburg Empire sits atop a 19th-century silver and glass pin from Peru.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
A sea eagle that confounded experts by surviving into adulthood with a badly broken wing has been spotted back in the skies above Scotland's west coast.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Despite his exhaustion, he turned into a giant eagle, snatched up the python in his massive claws, and launched himself into the air.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Two out of five pairs of eagles released by a reintroduction project successfully bred and raised young with one chick fledging from a nest in Dorset and two more in Sussex.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Sea eagles, also known as white tailed eagles, were hunted to extinction in the UK and the UK's last native white-tailed eagle was shot in Shetland back in 1918, according to the charity.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Her Dollywood amusement park has a lot more than rollercoasters - it's also home to the largest sanctuary for non-releasable bald eagles in the world.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
If the eagles pair up, it doesn’t mean everything will go smoothly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
That nest belongs to the eagles, not to any of them, and certainly not Frank.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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Lee birdied seven of the first 15 holes and eagled the par-five 17th before a closing bogey at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida.
From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025
After bogeys on the 12th and 13th, Griffin eagled the 15th and birdied the 16th to move to within a stroke of Scheffler.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2025
Arnaus played at Carnoustie, where he birdied five straight holes from No. 17 after starting at the 10th, and also eagled the par-5 14th hole.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
There are 15 players within three shots of co-leaders Woody Austin and Kevin Sutherland, including defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez, who eagled the 18th hole to climb to minus-four, just two strokes behind.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
And so I have pondered This thing, and thought may be 'T were better that Baby The First had been eagled or condored.
From The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce
Finau had the best round of the week, eagling the par-5 ninth in a front-nine 29 and making four birdies and a bogey on the final nine.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2022
After that went away, she parred the dangerous 12th before eagling No. 13 to start her torrid finish to top Arkansas’ Maria Fassi.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 8, 2019
He had a bogey-free round, opening with a birdie on the par-5 first, eagling the par-5 seventh and adding birdies on the par-4 ninth and 16th.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 12, 2017
Senior Open in commanding fashion on Friday, eagling the par-five 14th on the way to a record five-shot lead after the second round at Omaha Country Club in Omaha, Nebraska.
From Reuters ● Jul. 13, 2013
If not un-Englishing America in mind And heart forever, vain the shrieks Of Freedom, eagling back to dawn's first streaks.
From Freedom, Truth and Beauty by Edward Doyle