peacock
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Davis and her daughter call the peacock Sugar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
“The peacock was just standing in front of his truck,” Davis said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
A peacock had to be captured after it terrorised a 92-year-old farmer's chickens.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
Farmer Tom believed the peacock was asserting his dominance and despite the bird running riot on his land, he was able to capture it and get it safely in a pen.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
She pets the fur with her red-tipped nails; peacock feathers are woven into her dark hair.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
“The house was small, so we built onto it to add a kitchen. We use the barns as a sanctuary for rescued horses, ducks, chickens, peacocks, goats, and other animals,” she went on.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Postal employees in this area have experienced previous encounters with peacocks, and the Postal Service has been working with Pasadena Humane regarding concerns involving the birds,” Kristina Uppal, a U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
For all the talk about horses, the Kentucky Derby has a lot of peacocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
I’m lucky in that I live near three botanic gardens, so I really have my pick, but I got a membership to the Arboretum because I like that they have peacocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
“Your peacocks might dispute that,” said Ser Balon.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
In a choreographic sequence during the final seconds of his program, Malinin peacocked to the fans—and judges—with the kind of daring maneuver that’s more common on snow than ice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Charles’s coronation was a full-color spectacle, showing off the peacocked glory of British tradition and the bells and whistles of 21st-century TV.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2023
Stone-faced men in suits with badges pinned to their belts peacocked around.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
Nothing about the way that pair peacocked their way around Augusta National Golf Club during Saturday’s third round indicated they have any intention of allowing those behind them in on their personal tournament.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2018
At once he had endeavored to satisfy old Gamewell by telling him the story of the peacocked arrow.
From Robin Hood by N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth
No peacocking and no polyester are among the codes junior bankers typically learn by breaking them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The Guardian's Rebecca Nicholson described it as "peacocking, mesmerising television" in her four-star review, but did warn the show was "demanding drama, to be approached with care and focus".
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024
It was a novel turn for an artist venerated for his dexterity, his peacocking, his exuberance, his progressivism.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
There is a boastfulness and peacocking at times.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2023
He is drily humorous as he shows us some plumaged General peacocking on foot, or swelling with Napoleonic pride as he caracoles by on his horse.
From Promenades of an Impressionist by James Huneker
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