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ducks

British

/ dʌks /

plural noun

clothing made of duck, esp white trousers for sports

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ducks the question whenever he’s asked about it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Muhar walked beside a pond at the Tejon Spreading Works, where ducks bobbed in the shallow water.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Guests enter past rows of hanging Peking ducks and through velvet ropes into a dark, buzzing dining room.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

Sharma, who came into the match under pressure having registered three ducks in his past four innings, set the tone with a 26-ball half-century.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

I'd met prosecutors who dressed and presented like they would rather be out hunting ducks than running a law office, but Chapman was professional and courteous and approached me with a pleasant demeanor.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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