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"peck at" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means to repeatedly poke or tap at something lightly. Example: The bird pecked at the seeds in the feeder, trying to find the tastiest ones.
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The cranes peck at Latvian herring.
Plus, it's irresistibly fun to peck at.
It's enough to be able to peck at the world".
Some, of intermediate beak geometry, peck at cactuses.
"The condor is trying to peck at the bull's eyes".
Then pigeons peck at the foot of the screen.
Once, we saw a bird peck at a corpse's eye.
It's life's banquet, which Allen himself, in his drivenness, can only peck at.
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I once interviewed the great Gregory Peck at the Cognac film festival.
Someone has walked off with Gregory Peck at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Joan Collins: Well, I started thinking about 15 years when I was sitting next to Gregory Peck at dinner.
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