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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alistair sniffed, but he preened too.
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Capshaw was at the window, preening.
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Ducks preened where raisins had dried.
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Her island was peopled with plumed parrots, preening dodos, psychedelic land crabs.
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I was so proud of him, and maybe he preened himself a little, too!
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Mist hung over the water and the huge concourse of duck swam and ducked and preened.
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The ratbird climbed on and began to preen its fur unconcernedly.
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The rest of the time he preened a lot and stretched often.