peacock
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As if to underline the point, he wore a medallion around his neck featuring NBC’s peacock logo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
The peacock is often used to symbolise beauty and pride in Nigerian art, AFP reports.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025
Fish such as wolf fish, peacock bass, and South American lungfish were especially common, accompanied by reptiles including caimans and turtles, and mammals such as capybaras, pacas, and armadillos.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025
“It’s unique in the sense that we’ve never had a peacock caper,” Sgt.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025
His ornate turban changed colors, the folds cycling through peacock blues and sherbet oranges and butter yellows, while its tiny diamonds caught the moonlight.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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