speckled

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Common rattlesnakes in California include the Mojave, northern Pacific, red, sidewinder, speckled, and western diamondback rattlesnakes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The signature speckled edges and thumb indexes are preserved, helping to make the volume self-consciously display-friendly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

One of Mr. Joseph’s interviewees remembers Sondheim pinning an oatmeal-raisin cookie to a speckled piece of pine paneling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

In his larger home – with patios and several rooms – a group of speckled hens fights for rooftop space between the solar panels.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025

I jab a spoon in my cereal, which has absorbed so much milk that the pieces look like bloated life jackets bobbing in a speckled ocean.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan