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If Murray Walker worked himself into a high-pitched lather over a Nigel Mansell corner, he was a legend; Oatley's excitement at a spectacular goal is "squawking".

From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2010

One air base named its newspaper after its chicken -- Buford Talks -- on the grounds that as long as the bird is squawking, they are safe.

From Time Magazine Archive