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owl

[aul] / aʊl /








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The owl, bumblebee and hedgehog topped a public vote in their specific categories, and the puffin was included to celebrate marine life, the coastline and bring variety to the notes, the Bank said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Meanwhile, variants associated with openness to experience and extraversion were connected with a greater tendency to be a night owl.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Three years ago, an Arctic owl captivated residents in Cypress after arriving around the Christmas holiday in 2022 before it left the next month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Make sure the lion or owl is in business attire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

There was an owl around too, with nasty intentions, and that added to his uneasiness.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

People are being encouraged to report any sightings of barn owls across Northern Ireland, particularly in the west, to help fill in gaps in the records and even help protect important breeding areas.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Wildlife officials had found that many of these poisons worked their way through the food chain, sickening and killing owls, raptors, coyotes and mountain lions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

That definition stood for decades, notably surviving a 1995 Supreme Court case focused on the protection of old-growth forests for spotted owls.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

"We think that this was a cave where owls lived for many generations, maybe for hundreds or thousands of years," says Viñola López.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

It was the time before dawn when owls return, usually hunting as they go.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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