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beaks

  • plural
    of beak.
    beak
    noun
    the bill of a bird; neb.

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Kalshi has explicit written rules against people trading on events whose outcomes they could influence and recently fined and suspended some congressional candidates for trying to wet their beaks in their own races.

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026

Many of the beasts have comical attributes: feathered elbows, parrot beaks or sail-like membranes on their heads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

Terror birds were top predators - they could be taller than a human and had powerful legs and hooked, flesh-ripping beaks.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2025

Hummingbird bills -- their long, thin beaks -- look a little like drinking straws.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024

This adapted feature would then be transmitted to the finch’s offspring by instruction, and their beaks would harden as well, having been pre-adapted to the harder seeds by their parents.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee