coo, jailbird, Tearful Talk. houseful of grandbabies.The stars of the new film adaptation of the musical reflect on their long ride together, getting through Covid and the actors’ strike, and more.

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A ‘Wicked’ Tearful Talk With Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande

The stars of the new film adaptation of the musical reflect on their long ride together, getting through Covid and the actors’ strike, and more.

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Indian authorities detained two pigeons on suspicion of espionage. One of the jailbirds carried a message attributed to a Pakistan-based Islamist terror group.

India Detains Pigeons as Authorities Fret Over Risk of a Coo

At the center of the latest flutter along the tense border between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan: pigeons.

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Houseful of grandbabies this weekend, but I managed a few quiet moments and found these totally cool embroidered sneakers.

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jail·bird

  (jāl′bûrd′)

n. Informal

A prisoner or an ex-convict.

coo¹

kuː/

verb

1. 1.

   (of a pigeon or dove) make a soft murmuring sound.

   "ringdoves cooed among the branches"

noun

1. 1.

   a soft murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.

   "the coo of the dove"

houseful

Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊsfʊl/ 

NOUN (plural housefuls)

Example sentences

• In the pictures from the burial, his wife Marie looked as distressed and tearful as any woman, left alone to bring up a houseful of children without much material support, might be expected to look.
• And I hope we have a houseful of people.
• And in a houseful of a lot of kids, and there were a lot of grand kids around, he would get on top of a chair to get attention if necessary.