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Hawks

[ hawks ]

noun

  1. Howard (Winchester), 1896–1977, U.S. film director.


Hawks

/ hɔːks /

noun

  1. HawksHoward (Winchester)18961977MUSFILMS AND TV: director Howard ( Winchester ). 1896–1977, US film director. His films include Sergeant York (1941) and The Big Sleep (1946)


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Most of them were large birds—hawks, egrets, and even peacocks—for spectacular visual effect as they took flight.

Once label execs heard “Hideaway,” they began circling it like hawks.

But deficit hawks should thank the Fed for another contribution.

Other groups, like Climate Heroes and Climate Hawks, helped raise money for downballot candidates who were strong on the issue.

For some four decades, the GOP has been the party for national security hawks.

The indigestible parts are afterwards cast up in pellets in the same manner as with Hawks.

The gunboats now came up like a flock of hawks, and soon the Moors were clambering over the rails.

Yet I cannot fly out alone—a poor defenceless song-bird, amongst all the crows and hawks.

The King took two or three hawks upon his fist, having a glove on, wrought with gold, given him for the purpose.

We afterwards killed a hawks-bill turtle and two small green turtles, the flesh of which was kept for the cabin table.

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