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covey

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Definition of covey

as in swarm

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Recent Examples of covey The reserve’s rich plant community features wildflowers in the spring and visitors can see the California quail gathered in coveys in the early mornings of fall and winter. — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026 The two were part of a group quail hunting at a ranch in Texas when Cheney fired at a covey of quail, not realizing Whittington, who stayed behind to collect shot birds, had approached. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025 Among the highlights is her vast (and presumably growing) collection of awards, including her covey of CMA and ACM trophies and her 2024 Grammy for Best Country Album, and an array of stage wear that’s a fashionista’s feast. — Nancy Kruh, People.com, 19 July 2025 The bulk of the covey swung around my position in a sweeping curve. — H. R. Temple, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025 Often the best way to proceed is to flush the covey, then hunt up the singles, which will often sit very well for a dog. — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024

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The immediate focus is Frenzy 8, a 200-pound-force-thrust engine designed for swarm-class drones, expendable aircraft and other uncrewed defense systems.

— Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
That agentic swarm exploited a flaw in Hugging Face’s data-processing pipeline to gain the ability to run code as a processing worker, eventually escalating to high-level access to the company’s cloud and server clusters.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026

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Multiple schools are at the center of incidents in which teens are facing legal consequences for generating fake explicit images of their classmates.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
The Georgia Power 100 is chosen primarily on high school production, though college potential is considered.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 21 July 2026

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But in recent weeks, a gaggle of American startups have started releasing competitive homegrown alternatives to Chinese open source AI models, Forbes reported.

— Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
As for the Russell incident, the Mercedes driver attempted to overtake Hamilton as the gaggle of cars approached Turn 5.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 19 July 2026

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The pro-democracy movement back then posed one of the biggest challenges to the Communist Party in Beijing and the Hong Kong government since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
In Old Town, the West Burton Place Historic District encompasses a former artists’ colony where artists and craftspeople redesigned old 19th century buildings and converted them into residences during the Great Depression.

— Rachel Freundt, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

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They can also be rehydrated (soaked in water until plump) and added to salsas, sauces, or anything else that may benefit from their slightly sweet flavor.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
Infused with hyaluronic acid and peptides, the tinted moisturizer deeply hydrates, plumps, and smooths skin.

— Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 11 July 2026

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