chops

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And the coming wave of mega-IPOs presents more risks than usual: Private investors are licking their chops at the prospect of cashing in on long-awaited gains.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

They looked for people with design and engineering chops, but who were flexible and could deal with uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

In my childhood, pork chops were a regular, if unremarkable, presence.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

In 2022, Baena competed on Season 31 of “Dancing With the Stars” and used his bodybuilding chops to pull off challenging lifts, basically bench-pressing his partner Alexis Warr mid-tango.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

They made chocolate sheet cakes, pork chops, fried squash, and the flaky, soft biscuits that were her specialty.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez