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Italian shrimp dishes and cannelloni, roasted duckling, and Grecian lamb shank are among the menu favorites.
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Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
Avoid changing the color of a rabbit or a chicken
There are several stipulations in Massachusetts law about baby chicks, ducklings, rabbits and other fowl in terms of their sale, barter or gifting.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2024
In its previous incarnation, the roomy but problematic structure at 108 W. North Avenue was either a white elephant or an ugly duckling.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
When that dream began, popular music was the ugly duckling of genres, with little culture.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
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Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
Avoid changing the color of a rabbit or a chicken
There are several stipulations in Massachusetts law about baby chicks, ducklings, rabbits and other fowl in terms of their sale, barter or gifting.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2024
In its previous incarnation, the roomy but problematic structure at 108 W. North Avenue was either a white elephant or an ugly duckling.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
When that dream began, popular music was the ugly duckling of genres, with little culture.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Duckling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duckling. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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duckling
noun
duck·ling
ˈdək-liŋ 
: a young duck
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