nightingale
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Through the years, she was often compared to her elder sister - who was revered as the "nightingale" of Bollywood and died in 2022 - but Bhosle built a distinct identity.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Just as the familiar tune “In the Hall of the Mountain King” gradually builds speed “accelerando,” as the compositional notation is known, some birdsong does too, like that of the nightingale.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023
The nightingale gives its lifeblood to create a perfect red rose.
From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2020
Face masks made of nightingale faeces, used by elite Japanese women for centuries, are one of the stranger beautifying techniques currently resurgent in western salons.
From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2019
The pale, dark-eyed alethiometrist, with his nightingale dæmon on his shoulder, came in and bowed slightly.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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