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teals

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Her outfits blend water-like teals and blue, contrasting with natural floral pinks.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The flute bones, which came from Eurasian coots and Eurasian teals, were found in the Eynan/Ain Mallaha dig site linked to hunter-gatherers from the final Natufian period 12,000 years ago.

From Reuters • Jun. 12, 2023

Two blue-winged teals dabble in one pothole that’s sprung back to life with the rains.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2019

The show’s true calling card isn’t agitation, it’s aesthetics — and that aesthetic, with the red dresses and the grayed-out Marthas and the teals for Serena, and so forth, is powerful and important.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2018

A flock of blue-winged teals flew with them.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George