squawk
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It’s the show’s trademark exclamation, the involuntary squawk of the lucky person who’s just gotten something for nothing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
"It's Americans who are going to squawk," said Prof Hampson.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2025
It seems as if everything you’ve described about this class certification is just obviously correct, and I’m trying to figure out what the DOJ is going to squawk about.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2025
When Roman blurts out that Logan’s gone, handing Shiv the phone, her tearful squawk is heartrending.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2023
I jump when I hear a bird squawk.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
After hearing "some squawks", she found her parents and siblings.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
On Sunday, after her setback, she squawks half halfheartedly a few times, with the center affirming she’s “brighter.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
A laptop on the center console dings like a supermarket scanner every time license-plate readers attached to the truck capture another car’s tag—and the computer squawks when it spots a possible repo candidate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
Here, it’s called Stickipoo — and if its robotic squawks and light-saber glow appear on loan from George Lucas, that’s only fair.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
Up ahead, a squad of dactyls huddled at the edge of the building, sunning themselves and chattering in shrill squawks.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
Some of them squawked about the slush fund in ways that took me by surprise.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026
Parrots and macaws that had outlived their owners squawked in a giant aviary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Instead, the backing track squawked for a second and then dead air filled the room, with nary a patriotic chord to be heard.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025
One of Mr. Dayton’s metal detectors squawked loudly and, after further digging, they unearthed what had excited the machine: a worthless piece of rebar.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
Chickens squawked and scrambled, but the driver was careful to move the car slowly, to give anything a chance to move.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
Even the animals are distinctive—especially Kōkī, the pet parrot who acts like a Shakespearean fool, squawking incautious truths to Tongan authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Massry runs from the front of the store to the back, walkie-talkie on his waist squawking as employees request help at the registers.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2024
Dr Ben Beska, 33, from Newcastle, said he saw a group of magpies squawking in his garden on Saturday and went out to investigate when he spotted the fish lying in the grass.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2024
For her mother’s birthday on Nov. 12, Ramirez took her to Rosemead Boulevard to witness the unusual sundown spectacle of squawking parrots plunging into the trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
“Ugh, what do you want?” snapped Boo before squawking, “AHHHHH!!!”
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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