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hawk

noun as in a warlike person

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One of two trained hawks stolen from SoFi Stadium during a Rams game a week ago is recovered in Hacienda Heights.

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The hawks — named Bubba and Alice — were housed in green containers in the back seat and vanished along with the vehicle.

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Every day, some of L.A.’s poorest residents line up outside the county benefits office in South Central, weaving their way through a swarm of salesmen hawking deals that feel too good to be true.

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The trained birds are Harris’s hawks, also known as the bay-winged hawk, large and lanky raptors that breed from the southwestern United States and throughout South America.

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Put on a poorly tailored suit and spit commentary on ESPN, sell workout apparel and underwear, or hawk rental cars in advertisements that make no sense; the options are limited, and they are bleak.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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