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
But his magpie tendencies go even further, cherry-picking from artists ranging from Paramore and Miley Cyrus to Daniel Bedingfield and Bon Iver.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
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
Gardner possessed a keen, logical mind as well as—by his own description—"a sort of magpie attitude to facts, the habit of storing things away that did not seem to have any connection at all."
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Then, a mischief of magpies began a ruckus, chattering and hopping from branch to branch of a scraggly tree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
This is made worse by an independent press that has been decimated and replaced by magpies chirping for attention and any chance to go viral.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2026
It has also been observed in certain animals, including chimpanzees, dolphins, and magpies.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025
The boy, having been fearful of getting lost, finds the way home again by following the thread of red yarn—only to discover that the magpies have prepared a wonderful Christmas surprise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
She noticed the same two magpies singing to each other from across the same meadow every evening.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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