parrot
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She says she had been tasked with serving mashed potatoes and grapes to an African gray parrot who had its own trust fund.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Katie worked at Pets at Home because of her love of animals, and had two pet guinea pigs and a parrot.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
To explore the question, the researchers turned to data from the ManyParrots project, a collaborative network that studies parrot learning, cognition, and vocal behavior through surveys and audio recordings.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
The bird - a type of parrot called a parakeet - has been seen flying around the Lochardil area of the city since February this year.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
As they followed after Mr. Viboon, a parrot flew out from the forest, chittering as it glided overhead.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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Thankfully, Jimmy knew of a nest being built on the outskirts of Bishop Auckland which would happily take in the giggle of galahs, alongside its impending parliament of owls and pandemonium of parrots.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Instead of traveling to tropical habitats to record wild parrots, as researchers have done in previous studies, Lauryn Benedict, a biology professor at the University of Northern Colorado, took a different approach.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
The team analyzed survey information from more than 889 parrots.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
NatureScot said it was not known why parrots, and other birds, eat or dismantle windscreen wipers.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
For some reason I thought them stupid and then found initially from parrots, mynah birds, crows, and ravens that they are indeed not only not ignorant and stupid but in many cases smarter than people.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
Throughout the show, fans shook lightsticks, parroted Katseye's dance moves and, in some cases, spontaneously burst into tears.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The expenses that Pentagon officials cited in congressional testimony and that then were parroted in media coverage are much lower than the costs the U.S. public will be forced to pay.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
Between songs, the camera cut to Jackson, who took on the voice of white America and parroted things that close-minded critics might say about the first solo rap artist to perform at the Super Bowl.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2025
Scott parroted this point in his opening statement Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
Aunt Sera began to sing, and Ella parroted her melody.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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“People are coming into a therapist’s office and parroting what they hear on social media,” Anderson says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, addressed the crowds where he criticised politicians for "parroting" his ideas.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
A 2025 study from researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development determined that podcasters and YouTubers have lately been parroting A.I.’s favorite words, including delve.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2025
There are verbal routines in “Godot” that Abbott and Costello would have been right at home parroting and physical comedy sequences that Laurel and Hardy would have gladly taken a tumble for.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
Waker once said something very interesting to me on that subject—in fact, I’m merely parroting what he said to me.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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