rooster
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Where Forte’s wimpy Kevin is a send-up of human fragility, Cena’s Buddy has the shatterproof ego of the rooster Foghorn Leghorn, who also happens to be Acme’s CEO.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Occasionally, experiments fail, like when the team tried piping in a less-than-convincing recording of a rooster over loud speakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
But the woman also had a rooster on her thumb, showing "an intriguing style with a certain uniqueness," says Dr Caspari.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
Jefferson reasoned that Americans had never contracted to make King George III the main rooster — he could take his monarchy and stuff it.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
It would take a long time to cook this rooster, for it had taken him a long time to achieve his size and muscularity.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
Nearby were soft-toy footballers resembling Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, fluffy roosters in France polos and teddy bears in Spain kits.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
The gate is adorned with a sculpted round medallion of Oseguera’s trademark, two roosters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
A second confidential source placed a recorded call to a man who said he owns about 100 roosters, which he brought to California from Texas, according to the affidavit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2024
Heartwood Haven said in its post that Yakima County Animal Control, which was present when the roosters were killed this month, should have known about the group’s rescue efforts and willingness to take them in.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
Not even roosters crowing and men clomping right by his ear wake him.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
