rooster
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The first thing I noticed was the sound of the place: the chatter of chickadees, the crows of a rooster and the honks of geese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The colorful space, dominated by a giant rooster mural and pulsing with salsa, draws inspiration from across Latin America and the Caribbean.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2025
But the woman also had a rooster on her thumb, showing "an intriguing style with a certain uniqueness," says Dr Caspari.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
While he speaks to me from his home in Sierra Leone, a rooster crows in the background, punctuating his sentences like a barnyard hype man.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2025
He turned to see the five hens and the rooster beating their wings.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
Nearby were soft-toy footballers resembling Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, fluffy roosters in France polos and teddy bears in Spain kits.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
The gate is adorned with a sculpted round medallion of Oseguera’s trademark, two roosters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
He gained a reputation for his love of cockfights, also calling himself “El Señor de Los Gallos” — the lord of the roosters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
"Once those roosters and hens go down, you have no vaccine."
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2024
Watching him, Dede was reminded of his fighting cocks which, in the barnyard, appeared to be just plain roosters.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
