How to Use avian in a Sentence
avian
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Its profits are often influenced by avian flu and by corn (chicken feed) prices.
— John Dorfman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 -
Still determined to expose your true love to potential avian flu, jewelry, and a bunch of strangers in their home?
— Chris Morris, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024 -
And just like any other beloved pet, don’t forget the occasional trip to the vet (find a listing of avian vets at tillysnest.com).
— Caroline Collins McKenzie, Country Living, 13 Apr. 2020 -
Time and again, zoonotic viruses emerge from these contexts: wave after wave of avian flu, swine flu, Nipah virus ... the list goes on.
— Liz Specht, Wired, 13 Mar. 2020 -
In various locations, people may have kept them in pens, tethered them, or simply lived alongside these avian roommates.
— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Nov. 2024 -
Avian Flu in Milk The detection of avian flu virus fragments in milk is a new challenge for the dairy industry.
— Kerry E. Kaylegian, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024 -
Ohio birders take pride in remaining abreast of returning migrants, though all trail users can enjoy the songs and colorful displays of avian companions.
— cleveland, 27 Mar. 2020 -
Though both avian species did their due diligence, researchers at the time discovered that the ducks seemed to be the more voracious eaters of the two, and were easier to herd into cohesive, manageable groups.
— Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2020 -
As avian flu cases continue to rise -- raising concerns about a new pandemic -- public health experts and former government officials have pushed back strongly on that idea.
— Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024 -
In spite of these limitations, the new study suggests that social transmission is an essential component of predator learning—even when those lessons are being broadcasted to our avian friends from a screen.
— Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2020 -
The closest case of avian flu to date was 110 miles away.
— Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 13 Apr. 2022 -
The cost of a dozen — though volatile thanks to avian flu — has doubled to more than $3.
— Rob Wile, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024 -
An outbreak of avian flu caused a shortage of eggs, the price of which soared.
— Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 8 June 2024 -
There are other avian options to bronze in the oven and present with panache.
— Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023 -
Egg prices, which have been volatile after a bout of avian flu, fell 7.3%.
— Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 15 May 2024 -
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 -
Bioterrorism, the avian flu, the Iraq war, and pedophile priests?
— Ew Staff, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2022 -
An avian flu outbreak, meanwhile, has sent egg prices up 21% over the past year.
— Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 May 2023 -
In 2008, Science published a new avian tree based on DNA.
— Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 15 July 2022 -
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 -
So far, tests confirmed 10 of those birds were positive for the avian flu.
— Cheri Carlson, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023 -
Their eggs were huge, larger than that of even the biggest non-avian dinosaurs.
— Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2020 -
Instead, the pouches were simply stuck to the backs of the avian assistants with some duct tape.
— Robin Andrews, Wired, 29 Nov. 2021 -
Miller said the ponds were refilled last year once the immediate threat of avian flu had passed.
— Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 25 May 2024 -
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 -
Try a masked cape and corset look for an avian look with Victorian flair.
— Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 12 May 2022 -
After a bird tests positive for avian flu, they are culled to control the spread of the disease.
— Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2023 -
What’s more, the virus has spread far beyond its typical avian hosts.
— Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 9 Feb. 2023 -
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 -
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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