chops
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Born on Sept. 2, 1943, to John and Mary Ashford, the budding soprano developed her chops singing in the church choir and then in the glee club at Wilbur Wright High School in Detroit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
That means those with the chops for only operational, hands-on-keyboard jobs are in less demand these days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
That will be Mr. Pork Chop, he said, and our Ragbrai wouldn’t be complete without eating grilled chops at the pink school bus there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
"Immediately, we were comfortable with each other, and we jacked with each other, and we busted each other's chops, and we laughed a lot," he recalled.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Dinner was prawn cocktails in wine glasses for starters, lamb chops with chef’s hats with duchesse potatoes and braised celery for main, and a Baked Alaska for "dessert," not "afters."
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
