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Simone McCarthy, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Democrats and some Republicans have especially raised questions about Gabbard, who has been accused of parroting Russian propaganda about the war in Ukraine.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
Simon J. Levien, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Police said the suspect, later identified as Onyx Calderon, showed up at the store on Jan. 29 and requested to see the rare bird, so the owner brought the parrot out in a smaller cage for his viewing purposes.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Trump has also parroted Kremlin rhetoric about the war and launched a barrage of criticism against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Democrats and some Republicans have especially raised questions about Gabbard, who has been accused of parroting Russian propaganda about the war in Ukraine.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
Last month, a man ran out of a New Jersey bird store with an African grey parrot valued at around $7,000, according to the local ABC affiliate.
—Simon J. Levien, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Police said the suspect, later identified as Onyx Calderon, showed up at the store on Jan. 29 and requested to see the rare bird, so the owner brought the parrot out in a smaller cage for his viewing purposes.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
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The most stylish moments in each, in fact, echo each other, with the former film's Andrea Anders (Maud Adams, who will appear again a few films later) and the latter's Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach) both wearing V-neck black dresses.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The tour has already drawn thousands and helped galvanize progressive organizing, echoing the early days of the Tea Party on the right.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Their findings provide compelling evidence that the apes can infer someone’s ignorance and also act to help clear up the confusion.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
3 Feb. 2025
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The team zeroed in on a group of 13 plants eaten by the apes that had little nutritional value but carried antibacterial and anti-inflammatory benefits.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Asked Monday about the letters, a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy repeated Mao’s statement.—
Dan Belson,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Mar. 2025
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Trump repeated his threat to take over Greenland, which is technically part of North America, on Wednesday.—
Molly Hunter,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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Trump White House: San Diego County must not be a rubber stamp for any presidential administration — whether Democrat or Republican.—
Louis A Fuentes,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Those prints are made by using the body casts essentially as rubber stamps.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Recent reports have quoted defense officials confirming that this information at the time was classified.—
Dakota Rudesill,
The Conversation,
29 Mar. 2025
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Pursue guest posts on industry publications, quoted in other people’s articles, secure podcast appearances, find strategic partnerships.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Vanguard’s mutual funds are often copycats of its ETFs but with a slightly higher expense ratio.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The creator used the example of Pop The Balloon dating shows, which became a phenomenon in 2024 but failed to use branding to insulate itself from copycats, costing them name recognition and market share, as a result.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Camilla Row, the wife of Hallmark star Brennan Elliott and a clinical psychologist, has died, the actor confirmed.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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The young actor has a disconcerting awareness of the roiling potential of his changing body.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Parrot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parrot. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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