How to Use avian in a Sentence
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The closest case of avian flu to date was 110 miles away.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 13 Apr. 2022
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The cost of a dozen — though volatile thanks to avian flu — has doubled to more than $3.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024
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An outbreak of avian flu caused a shortage of eggs, the price of which soared.
—Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 8 June 2024
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There are other avian options to bronze in the oven and present with panache.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
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Egg prices, which have been volatile after a bout of avian flu, fell 7.3%.
—Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 15 May 2024
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For starters, this is the first time that the posture seen in the embryo has been seen in a non-avian dinosaur.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 22 Dec. 2021
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Bioterrorism, the avian flu, the Iraq war, and pedophile priests?
—Ew Staff, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2022
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An avian flu outbreak, meanwhile, has sent egg prices up 21% over the past year.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 May 2023
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In 2008, Science published a new avian tree based on DNA.
—Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 15 July 2022
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On the run from his own agency in avian form, Sterling’s going to have to learn to use his wings, and fast.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 25 Dec. 2019
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Millions of chickens and geese have been culled in response to avian flu.
—Vincent Gabrielle, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2019
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Two strains of avian flu in the past decade also may have emerged from a poultry market and a goose farm.
—Bloomberg.com, 8 May 2020
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So far, tests confirmed 10 of those birds were positive for the avian flu.
—Cheri Carlson, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023
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Their eggs were huge, larger than that of even the biggest non-avian dinosaurs.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2020
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Instead, the pouches were simply stuck to the backs of the avian assistants with some duct tape.
—Robin Andrews, Wired, 29 Nov. 2021
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That's just a step away from a major outbreak of avian flu, which right now has no vaccine.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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For the first time, a patient in the United States has presented with a severe case of avian flu.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Miller said the ponds were refilled last year once the immediate threat of avian flu had passed.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 25 May 2024
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Angry Birds fans can take the avian battle to a whole new level at the end of the month, thanks to Electric Gamebox.
—Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 7 June 2022
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Try a masked cape and corset look for an avian look with Victorian flair.
—Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 12 May 2022
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After a bird tests positive for avian flu, they are culled to control the spread of the disease.
—Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2023
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What’s more, the virus has spread far beyond its typical avian hosts.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 9 Feb. 2023
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The price of eggs, which spiked last summer due to an avian flu outbreak, has fallen nearly 8% over the past year.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 July 2023
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Well, the good news is the United States has been preparing for avian flu outbreaks for more than 20 years.
—Patrick Jarenwattananon, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
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An outbreak of avian flu and high demand led prices to peak in late December.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2023
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Cases of avian flu have been rising in backyard flocks and wild birds across dozens of states in recent months.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 24 Apr. 2022
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The low turkey prices are driven by falling demand for turkey due to the avian flu.
—Deena Zaidi, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2024
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Bird bone surgery is tricky because avian wing bones are lightweight and hollow.
—Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 21 Nov. 2019
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One of those vaccines is against avian flu strain H5N1, which is currently circulating in wild birds and dairy farms.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Packaged suet, cakes of beef fat mixed with seeds, corn meal, peanuts, mealworms, and other avian delicacies, is available commercially.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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