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Some of the more active dinosaurs that relied on speed and running, for example, might have had meat that tasted a little more like ostrich or emu due to a similar physiology.—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025 In other photos taken after the exotic bird arrived at the shelter and was placed in an outdoor yard, a cut can be seen down the emu's neck.—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025 San Diego Humane Society officials are searching for the owner of an emu after the flightless bird was found wandering in a Vista neighborhood Wednesday night.—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025 A number of community members offered criticism, suggestions and even well wishes to Morace about her runaway emu situation.—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for emu
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