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chewing



NOUN
mastication
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More than two billion cups of coffee are drunk each day and that's before we start talking about cola, energy drinks, plus some chocolate, chewing gum and sports supplements, which also contain the chemical.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Car radios were still uncommon, but one afternoon, the airborne commander spent 20 minutes chewing out a Sunday driver he saw weaving and dodging through a traffic jam in Queens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

One parent said her son worked better when he was chewing gum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Researchers have developed a bioengineered chewing gum that may offer a new way to target microbes associated with head and neck cancer.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Rubio and Zeta-4 are already chewing what looks like a compressed prune square and drinking from their cups.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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