cuckoo
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And that has momentum traders going cuckoo for qubits.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
In Costa Rica, a rufous-vented ground cuckoo snatches a cicada fleeing an army ant swarm.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
‘Periodically, I’ve had chats with neighbors about the heat. Most of the talks have been thoughtful, but some have veered into cuckoo territory,’ writes an L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
At Kris Kringl, a downtown shop where “it’s Christmas all year long,” one can find Christmas villages, Christmas-themed cuckoo clocks, Christmas-themed cookie jars, Christmas-themed table runners, “Deck the Halls” tea kettles and much more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
The roses were in bloom, two nightingales soliloquized in the boskage, a cuckoo was just going out of tune among the lime trees.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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