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parrot

[par-uht] / ˈpær ət /
VERB
repeat
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
be original


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AI systems in effect parrot back to their developers the facts and concepts the developers have provided to the systems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Spix's macaws, a Brazilian blue parrot extinct in the wild -- as featured in the 2011 Disney film "Rio" -- were transferred from Germany without Brazil's required consent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

“The owner and the parrot are deeply, deeply best friends,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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

Lemssouguer, a Moroccan-born mathematician who lives in a 400-year-old Tudor estate outside London and raises rare parrots, is renowned in the rough-and-tumble world of distressed-debt trading for placing bigger-than-usual bets that can move markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

A man who lives in a log cabin and keeps wallabies, mongooses, porcupines, parrots and other rare birds has been told to move.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

You left me there watching for the parrots.

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

They parroted “Space Boy” and invented semicreative variations of their own.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

“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

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

A rallying cry soon came from @ladyfromtheoutside, a TikTok creator who found inspiration in Ms. Kalil’s parroting of Marie Antoinette.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2024

“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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