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scarecrow

[skair-kroh] / ˈskɛərˌkroʊ /






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Susie Parr said looking at her husband's photos of the village's flower show, VE Day events, annual scarecrow festival and Women's Institute meetings had been a "bittersweet experience".

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

The case centers on a two-story yellow house in Norfolk, purchased for $137,000 in 2020, which on Thursday was decorated for fall with mums on the front porch and a scarecrow on the lawn.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

Earlier in the telecast, Roan took the stage along with her entourage of western clowns and scarecrow dancers for a performance of “Pink Pony Club,” her anthem celebrating queer nightlife in West Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 2, 2025

The researchers focused on two key regulators of cell division in Arabidopsis -- proteins called short-root and scarecrow that, together, prompt dividing root cells to make the switch.

From Science Daily Feb. 9, 2024

He lets go of Adam, whose body slumps like a scarecrow taken off his pole.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

Squash is an inherently seasonal crop that automatically conjures harvest-esque imagery complete with gourds, scarecrows, Halloween decor and maybe even a fun Jack-o-Lantern.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2023

Everywhere I turned, I saw decorations for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas all merged into a torture chamber bedecked with lighted trees, inflatable grinches, pumpkins, scarecrows and turkey fryers.

From Washington Post Nov. 22, 2022

Every year, the town of Benicia, California encourages local businesses to make creative scarecrows for Halloween.

From NewsForKids.net Oct. 21, 2022

But the howls over scarecrows have been heard - and Nelson Havi, president of the Law Society of Kenya, has filed a petition to challenge the reforms in court.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2021

We break out the wreaths, the cornstalks, the hay bales, the wood smoke, and the scarecrows.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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