teal
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Today, the home still boasts a textured, warm feel, coupled with several color-drenched spaces, such as a dark teal den—and a kitchen with bold green cabinets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Several other independents have ruled out joining, with another two "teal" independents considering their options.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Last year’s gnome sported a teal polo and held a peach ice cream sandwich, one of the tournament delicacies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
For 30 minutes we watch a northern harrier on the hunt, dive-bombing blue-winged and cinnamon teal, though he always comes up empty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
She had agonized about what to wear, tried on and discarded nine outfits before she decided on a teal dress that made her waist look small.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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The flute bones, which came from Eurasian coots and Eurasian teals, were found in the Eynan/Ain Mallaha dig site linked to hunter-gatherers from the final Natufian period 12,000 years ago.
From Reuters ● Jun. 12, 2023
Seven wing bones from coots and teals were found to have holes bored into them, which mimicked the sound of birds of prey when tested on replicas.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2023
So far, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has found dozens of birds, including black-bellied whistling ducks, blue-winged teals and various egrets, smeared with oil, said Rob Shadoin, the deputy secretary.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2021
Complementing all the rich blues, teals, berries and greens are the metals, and designers say mixing them up is the way to go now.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2019
Frightful looked down on black ducks, mallards, bluewinged teals, plovers, godwits, yellowlegs, sandpipers—all the migrating birds that loved wetlands.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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