magpie
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“You can be in a sort of magpie mode where you’re always looking for things to use, and spiriting those things back to your creative process,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The Franco-Belgian couturier referenced the extravagant plumage of a roseate spoonbill or the crested cockatoo alongside the humble crow, grey pigeon and magpie.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
“Gone Before Goodbye” is not some magpie creature patched together from shopworn thriller tropes, even if certain plot elements feel a bit much.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2025
A six-eyed magpie is a good indicator that it’s from another realm and not your average two-eyed terrestrial bird.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2025
A magpie, seeing some light-colored object conspicuous on the empty slope, flew closer to look.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
The difference also appeared across all 37 bird species examined, including easily startled magpies and pigeons that typically allow people to approach much more closely.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
But, in the foreground, magpies and crows are already swarming to peck at the soil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
It has also been observed in certain animals, including chimpanzees, dolphins, and magpies.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025
Minhwa is a style of Korean folk art popular during the Chosun era, with the Hojak-do genre specializing in images of tigers, magpies and pine trees.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2025
“Here we are chatting like magpies, and your darling granddaughter still so sick.”
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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