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- noun Plural form of
robin .
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United States eleven species of thrushes, five of which are commonly known as robins and bluebirds.
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– A thunder-shower last night, by way of keeping the equinox; and this morning, to the joy of the whole community, the arrival of the robins is proclaimed.
Rural Hours 1887
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Bluebirds were sometimes called robins because of the orange breasts.
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Just the idea of robins, the prediction of robins, the promise of robins.
Will the party of “no” be able to stop the immigration reform and climate change bills? 2010
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I remember sessions with him and some of the other UK sf writers of the 50s, including Ken Bulmer and John Brunner, in which her work was the sole subject of enthusiastic conversation and where we vied with one another to capture that typical, intoxicating style in extemporary round-robins, which is what writers used to do at sf conventions before they started becoming stars.
Archive 2009-05-01 Paul 2009
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I remember sessions with him and some of the other UK sf writers of the 50s, including Ken Bulmer and John Brunner, in which her work was the sole subject of enthusiastic conversation and where we vied with one another to capture that typical, intoxicating style in extemporary round-robins, which is what writers used to do at sf conventions before they started becoming stars.
Grandmaster Michael Moorcock genuflects to the Queen of Martian Sci-Fi Paul 2009
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On the other hand, it turns out that the robins are the most important host for West Nile virus; the early bird gets the worm, so to speak, and passes it along to humans.
RealClimate 2009
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On the other hand, it turns out that the robins are the most important host for West Nile virus; the early bird gets the worm, so to speak, and passes it along to humans.
RealClimate 2009
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On the other hand, it turns out that the robins are the most important host for West Nile virus; the early bird gets the worm, so to speak, and passes it along to humans.
RealClimate 2009
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On the other hand, it turns out that the robins are the most important host for West Nile virus; the early bird gets the worm, so to speak, and passes it along to humans.
RealClimate 2009
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