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Some get on the bandwagon, happy to parrot whatever they’re told will preserve their careers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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

She soon realized that her new songs were beginning to parrot the themes and stories of those essays.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

Lola the parrot is home after airport charm offense.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026

"Thank you, sir," I say, and because it just doesn't sound like enough, I say it again a few times, as if I'm a parrot.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

They also uncovered some surprising patterns in how parrots used those names.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026

Working with longtime collaborator Christine Dahlin of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and researchers from Austria, Benedict examined vocal recordings from more than 880 captive 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

Certain parrots have more neurons than many monkeys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Beatrice had chosen to remain with her father, partly because she was allergic to parrots and partly because she doubted that Leon Leep could survive on his own.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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

One day a fourth grader appeared in front of her with a book about gay civil rights leader Harvey Milk and parroted the line, “This book is an abomination.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2024

She said some newer trustees have parroted this language.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 2, 2023

Without thinking, she had parroted the words that made her cringe inwardly every time she heard them from Muff or Pastor Tom.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

Pochettino has been parroting “Miracle,” the movie about the 1980 Olympics, and coach Herb Brooks’s message about needing the right players, not necessarily the best ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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

Doncic seemed stunned when Finley grabbed the can, refraining from parroting the description of the only official NBA-approved beer that Billy Bob Thornton’s Tommy Norris character told a bartender in “Landman.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025

What’s the meaning of my still being here without name or passport, parroting “how-do-you-do” in Lingala?

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver