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chicken

[chik-uhn] / ˈtʃɪk ən /




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“There’s a lot of fried chicken, and so when we think about how we’re positioning the brand, it’s all around the chicken.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

“I think they’re right that there are people out there who want grilled chicken and don’t have a place to buy it,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

They have traditional beef and cheese, chicken, pastrami and brisket variations—along with a “Jewish Cheesesteak” with brisket, pepper jack, coleslaw and Russian dressing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Dirtying three separate bowls to bread chicken cutlets on a Tuesday night.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Mom had a chicken chunk in her hand, already dipped in sauce, but she set it down.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

He’s a Jesus-loving hunting enthusiast whose first job was catching chickens, and he insists that he’s more interested in public service than two-party politics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

Denmark's animal welfare minister said Wednesday that he wants to introduce a ban on the farming of fast-growing "turbo chickens," first nationally but ultimately, across Europe.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Plenty of people in these pages count their chickens before they’ve hatched, so we can forgive Daniel’s children allowing their expectations to get in the way of reality.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Members of the Amish community call the county home, riding horse-drawn buggies and operating farms with chickens, pigs, cows and horses on their properties just outside of the city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The chickens were out of their nesting boxes, lined up in a row.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood


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