chew
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The space-exploration company’s latest results gave investors plenty to chew on, including strong demand for its artificial-intelligence computing services.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
The result is that “Heal My Faith” offers very little to chew on — until Eminem shows up.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
“And you have to cut it paper-thin so people will be able to chew it,” Norm says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
"They give it to the babies, who chew on it themselves and spit out the solids".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
I even wished I could chew those words right out of the air.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
A normal peptide is a linear chain, and the gut chews it apart from the loose ends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Huge front teeth bite down on the cane, and the creature chews.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
At 94, "Star Trek" legend William Shatner chews the scenery in a Raisin Bran ad that leans into fiber jokes, introducing himself as a character named "Will Shat."
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
About the size of a riding lawn mower, the machine chews through about eight barrels of batteries an hour, eight times faster than the drum roller method.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
He chews and blows at the same time.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
Earlier this month, intense waves from Hurricane Marie damaged beachfront homes in parts of Southern California and chewed away at beaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
He is not alone in having then been chewed up and spat out at Real Madrid.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The setup, as a reader might be fearing, is the type that puts all the scenery in danger of being chewed beyond recognition and the words “tour de force” being tossed around with gleeful abandon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Wasp nests typically have rough walls made from chewed plant material and saliva.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
When I’d chewed four of my nails to the quick instead of drinking my tea, Emilika got impatient.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
But one foreign attendee voiced concerns, telling AFP in English: "I am really hoping Rwanda is not chewing what it cannot swallow."
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Between about 2 million and 1.8 million years ago, the species developed larger teeth and more powerful chewing muscles.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
In the post, Wouter was pictured wearing a dog cone, which is used to prevent pets from licking, chewing or scratching surgical sites or wounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The scout, who described elephant mothers mixing it in their mouths - "removing the leaves and chewing it until smooth, along with the roots of some other trees".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
He was chewing his bottom lip like he was trying to solve a complex math equation.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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