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plural teal or teals
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: any of various widely distributed small short-necked dabblers (genus Anas) compare blue-winged teal, green-winged teal
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They’re offset by 2.88 carats of diamonds and 13.16 carats of spinels, found in hues from teal to deep red.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
The six-page report released by South Korean authorities a month after the crash said both engines of the Boeing 737-800 jet contained DNA from Baikal teals, a type of migratory duck that flies to South Korea for winter in huge flocks.
—Reuters, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
The Colombian singer wore his teal tresses in twists, while Ferrer, an Argentinian model, sported a nude lip and a sleek topknot.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Restaurants like the Gristmill and Gruene River Grill line the bright teal Guadalupe River.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
The six-page report released by South Korean authorities a month after the crash said both engines of the Boeing 737-800 jet contained DNA from Baikal teals, a type of migratory duck that flies to South Korea for winter in huge flocks.
—Reuters, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
The Colombian singer wore his teal tresses in twists, while Ferrer, an Argentinian model, sported a nude lip and a sleek topknot.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Restaurants like the Gristmill and Gruene River Grill line the bright teal Guadalupe River.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Teal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teal. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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