squawk

Economists might applaud, but elderly voters will squawk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

But Mitchell is a team player, so in the end, Rapaport survives to squawk another day and probably complain about life’s unfairness over that evening’s pasta buffet.

From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026

The plane transmitted a 7700 squawk code - which are broadcast to tell air traffic control that there is an emergency and the aircraft needs priority handling.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025

It seems as if everything you’ve described about this class certification is just obviously correct, and I’m trying to figure out what the DOJ is going to squawk about.

From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2025

I squawk, trying to envision the Barneses and Demirs sitting on pillows, chatting, eating with bread and hands.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

A laptop on the center console dings like a supermarket scanner every time license-plate readers attached to the truck capture another car’s tag—and the computer squawks when it spots a possible repo candidate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

When the Vallon squawks the sappers get down on their knees and stomachs to identify the threat.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2023

Here, it’s called Stickipoo — and if its robotic squawks and light-saber glow appear on loan from George Lucas, that’s only fair.

From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2023

Each parrot has its own distinctive voice with changes in the frequency of its squawks.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 20, 2023

As they approached the summit, dark shapes flitted across the sky above them, letting out occasional hoots and squawks in the night.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

Airnav Radar reported that the BA Airbus A321 squawked the 7700 emergency code, which is used when there are mechanical or technical problems on board aircraft.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Some of them squawked about the slush fund in ways that took me by surprise.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026

Parrots and macaws that had outlived their owners squawked in a giant aviary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

Instead, the backing track squawked for a second and then dead air filled the room, with nary a patriotic chord to be heard.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025

He squawked, “Millay! Millay! Go back to the rocks. Keekeekee!”

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

Now, the malodorous mess has led to legal squawking between the town and two of its residents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

In the ocean-side city of Gloucester, about an hour north of Boston, the sharp smell of salt air has been undercut by the lingering funk of rotting garbage, and squawking seagulls circle overhead.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025

Massry runs from the front of the store to the back, walkie-talkie on his waist squawking as employees request help at the registers.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2024

But only in the careful hands of scientists who don’t have Musk squawking “go faster!” over their shoulders.

From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2024

Once she got busy with that, she stopped squawking and started making her little chortling noises again.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones