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A ceremony has been held to mark the return of a Māori kiwi feather cloak to New Zealand by a British museum.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 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

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

Now, two years later, Harry Styles walks onto that same floor in pearls and a feather boa, singing about tenderness and change and wanting.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

I watched as the feather drifted and circled and circled and drifted down until it landed on my boat not a foot from where I was standing.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

“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

It also included writings and a large painting of a forest made with tar, oil and feathers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Some warned him about "cherishing your feathers", a Chinese expression for protecting one's reputation.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

In the clips Tarin uses, Coyote looks longingly at one of Road Runner’s feathers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

When she came down from the roof after Boaz had gone home last night, she’d found their apartment empty, the window thrown open with far too many feathers littering the windowsill, and no Molly.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Possible precedents flicker: Maya hieroglyphs, Buddhist mandalas, Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts, Bosch, Gauguin, feathered Trinidadian carnival masks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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

Booysen also had several outfit changes throughout the day, including a white mini dress with a sparkly bodice and feathered skirt for cutting the cake, and an off-the-shoulder satin look for later in the evening.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Among their closest relatives were the dromaeosaurs, a group of feathered dinosaurs known for being relatively small, agile predators.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

There’s not going to be any swoop swoop in my chest, my eyes won’t grow small and round, my arms won’t lift me up and out, wide and feathered.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

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

"Following the un-intentional feathering of both engine propellers, the flight crew failed to identify the problem and take corrective actions despite the Crew Alerting Panel cautions," the report said.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2023

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

“You know, my IEP. Maybe it’s feathering some osprey nest right now.”

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor