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drumstick

[druhm-stik] / ˈdrʌmˌstɪk /


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Much like that final drumstick you probably shouldn’t have eaten, equities spent last week digesting their gains.

From Barron's Dec. 7, 2025

You’ll be equal parts annoyed and delighted at its existence, while giving full kudos to the production design team that fashioned a Picasso-esque drumstick for Black to wave around.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 2, 2025

"Under the meat of a drumstick, you'll find two bones -- the tibia, which is long and thick, and the fibula, which is much shorter and thinner," Manafzadeh explained.

From Science Daily Nov. 20, 2024

When rapidly twirling it, and dragging the edges of a particular pan against a drumstick, he created a haunting, skittering effect — a restless signal of warning.

From New York Times Mar. 20, 2023

But then he motioned to someone in the crowd with his drumstick.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

"We used five loaves of bread, chicken drumsticks, pasta, apples, crackers - anything we could get our hands on for them to eat," Ridgeon said.

From BBC Jan. 10, 2026

“Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth, appearing alongside his wife, is asked whether he prefers drumsticks, flats, or boneless wings.

From Slate Dec. 18, 2025

But customers are skipping drumsticks, breasts and thighs, reaching instead for sandwiches and tenders that have made Chick-fil-A, Dave’s Hot Chicken and Raising Cane’s some of the industry’s fastest-growing brands.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 28, 2025

Ruffin told me he’s been holding onto a pair of Ayers’ drumsticks for years.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 14, 2025

Then she sliced the drumsticks from the thighs and sent the drumsticks down one the exact moment that she finished, another chicken arrived and she cut the legs off it.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata




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