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wild goose

noun

  1. any undomesticated goose, especially the greylag of Britain or the Canada goose.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wild goose1

before 1050; Middle English; Old English
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Example Sentences

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This presents an opportunity for a wild goose chase, filled with death, destruction and buckets of blood.

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In January, cases of bird flu were confirmed in a wild goose found near Dungannon, a buzzard near Moira, and a whooper swan in Portballintrae.

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Bird flu has been confirmed in a wild goose found near Dungannon, a buzzard near Moira, and a whooper swan in Portballintrae.

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The wild goose was the first wild bird to test positive in Northern Ireland since September 2023.

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It’s not happening, and I just don’t think it’s a good use of Democrats’ and progressives’ time, money, and energy to go on these wild goose chases when there’s never ever going to be any kind of payoff.

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