grouse

In another spot of good news, firefighters Thursday rescued from the heart of the fire zone a black grouse -- an endangered species, with only 14 males and four or five females remaining in Belgium.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

But some restaurateurs grouse that the apps also make diners feel removed from a restaurant and more blase about canceling, and less likely to just walk in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

There had been concerns for capercaillie - large woodland grouse - that have recently been spotted around Ryvoan.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Many of the eight possible release areas have moorland used for driven grouse-shooting, a traditional field sport where red grouse, which golden eagles eat, are driven towards shooters by beaters.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

Plus, they had more clams stored and plenty of fish left in the trap and knew the locations of several ruffed grouse.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen

Occasionally, someone grouses to McKim that he’s disrespecting books by selling them as decor, presumably because they’re no longer meant to be read.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2022

“To hell with saperde” — a kind of cured fish — “and those who praise it,” he grouses in his gastronomic litany the “Hedypatheia,” of which only fragments survive.

From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2022

"Here we go again. Give Ted another idea he'll take all the credit for," Nate grouses in the latest heart-wrenching episode of "Ted Lasso."

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2021

That includes an almond farmer in the Central Valley who grouses that the average Californian doesn’t understand what he does for a living or how much his crop contributes to the state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2021

“D’you know,” the man grouses, “I could file a report. I stepped out for a moment, came back, and found her rummaging through the drawers of my desk. Outrageous!”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

But although he may have groused privately, Bill Clinton did not retaliate against her; Reno remained at the Justice Department throughout his two terms.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

“He was really a brigadier,” the prime minister groused in 1953, when Eisenhower became president.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Trump’s arch, groused the New York Times, “would drastically change the sightlines between some of the country’s most symbolic memorials.”

From Slate ● May 18, 2026

Some users groused on X about feeling cheated by the decision.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 1, 2026

"Doubt it," Krystal groused under her breath, but still loud enough for us to hear.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds

But the move, he assured grousing Protestant leaders, had nothing to do with “the functions of church and state.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

There was much intra-Senate grousing and griping and bickering in the days preceding Friday morning’s vote.

From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2026

At the time, “Ohio” received criticism similar to the reaction to “Streets of Minneapolis:” a mix of grousing about rich rock stars capitalizing on tragedy combined with grumbling that the song just wasn’t very good.

From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2026

By Tuesday night, however, he was grousing on his Truth Social website that China wasn't giving credit to the US for its support in World War Two.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025

While they were still grousing, the door opened and the smith’s prentice came in, boyish and broad- shouldered with the smell of coalsmoke in his hair.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss