a little bird
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“We are feeling so blessed and grateful,” said the post, which included an illustration with the words, “A little bird whispered to me.”
From Seattle Times
Chickens lay eggs all the time, but we had a little bird flu thing, we lost 25% of the eggs.
From Salon
“If you see a little bird in your garden or in the park during the autumn and you know that it is heading to southern Europe or Africa, it is fascinating to think about why it is taking a break,” Arne Hegemann, a biologist at Lund University in Sweden and a co-author of the study, said in the release.
From Washington Post
Sure enough, in the drawing, next to the portrait of Bobby was a little bird perched on his board.
From Literature
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“And then I have a lot of people that say they have ‘a little bird problem,’ and I see this.”
From New York Times
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