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chicken

[chik-uhn] / ˈtʃɪk ən /




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Kavya Krishnamurthy, from the spring 2021 semester, responded to a University of Chicago prompt about her archnemesis by describing a Mountain School chicken at war with her to protect its eggs.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Servings of processed meats such as ham, sausages and chicken nuggets have been reduced to once a week and must come with a side of vegetables or fruit.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

The trailer that kept the chicken cold between Arkansas and your store.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

Open is a roar of commercial excess, from its soaring ticket prices and $100 caviar-topped chicken nuggets to the new luxury suites rising as part of an $800 million transformation of Arthur Ashe Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

There were chicken bones and chicken feathers and bits of yarn.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

"The chickens are the reason I was successful in Japan," he explains.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

“The house was small, so we built onto it to add a kitchen. We use the barns as a sanctuary for rescued horses, ducks, chickens, peacocks, goats, and other animals,” she went on.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

This content showed off their idyllic life with adorable "rescue chickens" and fresh-grown strawberries, against the scenic backdrop of the Santa Ynez Mountains.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

I think I went through about three chickens.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

“Soph, you haven’t seen any chickens, have you?”

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones




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