a little bird
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Or the dipper, a little bird Norwegians call “the Fossekall, the ‘Call of the waterfall,’” that once gave Mr. Macfarlane a change of mood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
In the early going, the loudest noises came from visiting supporters after Bye’s goal and from fans chanting to save a little bird that declined to leave the field.
From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2022
He would look like a little bird and Bugs Bunny.
From Fox News • Dec. 3, 2021
Without Littlefinger and Ramsay and the rest, she says, “I would have stayed a little bird all my life.”
From Salon • May 6, 2019
I am amazed, because it does fly just like a little bird, flitting up and down and around, higher than I can reach.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
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