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plural teal or teals
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: any of various widely distributed small short-necked dabblers (genus Anas) compare blue-winged teal, green-winged teal
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After the plane spent a lifetime submerged in teal waters, a local heritage group organized a salvage project to recover the rare Japanese aircraft.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
The stunning beauty begins on the drive in, with the North Cascades Highway hugging the Skagit River with soaring peak views and teal lakes along the way.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
Across both studies and every job scenario, the silver and teal robots were the most popular picks—chosen more often, on average, than any individual skin tone.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
In the teal group, there's a pretty clear divide between the men (Coach and Colby) and the women (Dee, Cirie and Emily).
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
The stunning beauty begins on the drive in, with the North Cascades Highway hugging the Skagit River with soaring peak views and teal lakes along the way.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
Across both studies and every job scenario, the silver and teal robots were the most popular picks—chosen more often, on average, than any individual skin tone.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
In the teal group, there's a pretty clear divide between the men (Coach and Colby) and the women (Dee, Cirie and Emily).
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Teal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teal. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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