peacock
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And the obsession with the peacock perfume wasn't going anywhere.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The en suite bathroom is as flamboyant as they come, with stars, peacock feathers, and graphic prints painted across the ceiling, purple walls, and double vanity.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
“The peacock was just standing in front of his truck,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
The peacock is currently at Pasadena Humane’s Wildlife Center, the group confirmed to The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
His ornate turban changed colors, the folds cycling through peacock blues and sherbet oranges and butter yellows, while its tiny diamonds caught the moonlight.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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But officials previously told The Times that postal employees have had other encounters with peacocks, and that the agency has been working with the Pasadena Humane Society regarding concerns involving the birds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
“The house was small, so we built onto it to add a kitchen. We use the barns as a sanctuary for rescued horses, ducks, chickens, peacocks, goats, and other animals,” she went on.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Postal employees in this area have experienced previous encounters with peacocks, and the Postal Service has been working with Pasadena Humane regarding concerns involving the birds,” Kristina Uppal, a U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
For all the talk about horses, the Kentucky Derby has a lot of peacocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
The peacocks slender neck moved this way and that, and then, as though it had heard her, it cawed, its beak parted wide, the sounds pouring out of its throat.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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In a choreographic sequence during the final seconds of his program, Malinin peacocked to the fans—and judges—with the kind of daring maneuver that’s more common on snow than ice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Charles’s coronation was a full-color spectacle, showing off the peacocked glory of British tradition and the bells and whistles of 21st-century TV.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2023
Stone-faced men in suits with badges pinned to their belts peacocked around.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
Nothing about the way that pair peacocked their way around Augusta National Golf Club during Saturday’s third round indicated they have any intention of allowing those behind them in on their personal tournament.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2018
He showed him the broken peacocked arrow which the Clerk of Copmanhurst had given him.
From Robin Hood by N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth
No peacocking and no polyester are among the codes junior bankers typically learn by breaking them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
He gives the example of going out for a meal in Lagos and how peacocking is so important.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025
It was a novel turn for an artist venerated for his dexterity, his peacocking, his exuberance, his progressivism.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
There is a boastfulness and peacocking at times.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2023
The King and Queen, it was said, did not like this peacocking, but might not help it.
From 1492 by Mary Johnston
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