observant
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"Ravens are so observant of the landscape that they don't step into traps easily," says Loretto.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
Hidden hands sent the acute and observant Defoe to “gather and dispatch intelligence,” Mr. Mierowsky writes, “extending in the process Westminster’s reach across the British Isles.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The international research team attached tiny GPS trackers to 69 ravens -- an impressive number considering the painstaking work in trapping the particularly observant birds.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Instead, she carries a quiet authority, observant and grounded.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
She had come with a gentleman by the name of Gouvemail, connected with one of the daily papers, of whom nothing special could be said, except that he was observant and seemed quiet and inoffensive.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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