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Per the Press, in addition to geese, ducks and common mergansers have been found dead at Georgica Pond, along with a mute swan and a seagull.—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026 Hunt and Warner’s work was also a key environmental discovery in understanding how the once ubiquitous pesticide DDT impacted the male seagull population.—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026 The incident happened in the first half of the Istanbul First Amateur League playoff final between Mevlanakapi Guzelhisar and Istanbul Yurdum Spor in Zeytinburnu, when the seagull was struck by a ball from goalkeeper Muhammet Uyanik, prompting team captain Gani Catan to act.—Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026 Shorebirds and seagulls waded along a sandbar, poking their beaks into the sand to hunt for food.—Max Chesnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seagull