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[kroh] / kroʊ /


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That’s 28 miles as the crow flies, but our route, with a detour for lunch in Cuyama, swelled the journey to more than 100 miles.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Perhaps the same will be true with “Obsession”; Curry Barker’s copycats will try and fail to interpret the trials of dating when personality is a facade, and I’ll be left eating crow.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Despite his age, the pensioner is also partial to a bit of Pilates, and recently mastered the "crow" pose.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Most microraptors were quite small, with some species reaching only about the size of a crow.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

A month or two later, a crow landed on the shoulder of an old woman who was sitting making rope in the shade of her house.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

“The grounds rival those of a world-class private resort,” the listing description crows.

From MarketWatch May 26, 2026

We just saw crows, loitering on fence posts.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2026

There is a chance the crisis widens, its unknowables blooming into view, the crows coming home to roost.

From Slate Mar. 6, 2026

Claire Anthony, 25, and boyfriend, Joel Swindle, 24, said they discovered a puffin being attacked by crows while walking their dog in Lunan Bay in Angus on Saturday.

From BBC Jan. 28, 2026

No. The crows report this: the road is closed.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

He first choreographed with a skeleton crew, without Cynthia Erivo, and stood in her place, lip-syncing and discovering new emotions in the process.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

“It feels like the Los Angeles crew is a lot more concerned about our safety,” says the onetime “Girls” producer, lightheartedly.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

The crew is tired, but they continue to fire on all cylinders.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

British budget carrier easyJet has called off about 100 flights out of French airports on Saturday and Sunday because of a strike by cabin crew furious over repeated changes to their schedules.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

“And the others? Where are the others of your crew? Are you alone?”

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

The fifth banned person is Imran Ahmed, whose Center for Countering Digital Hate has crowed about its role in passing the Online Safety Act and has advised the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 21, 2026

These are all evidence of a healthy company exuding confidence, and management crowed that it was “well-positioned” for the fourth quarter, its busiest time of the year.

From MarketWatch Nov. 6, 2025

"So much for being isolated," crowed the tabloid Moskovsky Komsomolets earlier this week.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2025

For Ohtani, the manager said, the challenge now is finding comfort in the crowed new routine.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2025

“Spin—and spin! Just like the old days,” he crowed as he whirled into the room.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

But the deal he’s now crowing about ensures only that the U.S and Iran will talk about new nuclear limits.

From Slate Jun. 15, 2026

It was first to publicly announce an end to the exchange with Israel and avoided crowing about the downing of the Apache as it had when other American aircraft were shot down.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

While crowing about its Pentagon projects, IonQ hasn’t highlighted that the majority of them weren’t funded in the last two federal budgets, Wolfpack says.

From Barron's Feb. 4, 2026

“We were listening to the roosters crowing at 5 in the morning here,” said Marks during a video call from Hawaii on Wednesday after the 76th Emmy Award nominations were announced.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2024

She found a pebble and plunked it into the water, crowing happily at the splash it made.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau




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