parrot
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The illegal collection and trafficking of parrot eggs posed "a serious threat to wild bird populations and animal welfare", it added.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Hotel security made them remove the parrot, though the humans were allowed to return and eat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Today, the kākāpō is the world's only flightless parrot.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
He was Sam the Eagle, our national bird transformed by a Disney artist, and to some eyes bearing a slight resemblance to an earlier Disney avian character, a parrot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
She snatches up his cage so forcefully the parrot wakes up, screeching, “Ai! Ai! Ai!”
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
Known for his math skills and obsession with exotic parrots, Lemssouguer has faced big swings before, given his penchant for taking large stakes in companies in turmoil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Fifty eggs suspected to be those of endangered parrots were intercepted at South Africa's main airport in Johannesburg last Thursday - and some of them have now hatched.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
For hours on end, we cruise around, seeing parrots, wallabies, a goanna and a couple of echidnas - but no numbats.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Among the 413 recordings that included name use, 88 appeared to show parrots using names as labels for particular people or animals.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
She brings out her stash and we have a little welcome-back party for the parrots: Starbursts and the last of the Chicks, Ducks, and Bunnies SweeTarts.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
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
Fittingly, “Collective” has more than one protagonist, although its principal hero is Catalin Tolontan, a journalist at a sports newspaper who asks tough questions of bureaucrats who appear used to having their official line parroted.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Scott parroted this point in his opening statement Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
Koffi parroted back the very words the old woman had said to her in the market.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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
“You never get in trouble for telling the truth,” I said, parroting Mrs. Merritt.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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