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chewing



NOUN
mastication
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But one foreign attendee voiced concerns, telling AFP in English: "I am really hoping Rwanda is not chewing what it cannot swallow."

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Between about 2 million and 1.8 million years ago, the species developed larger teeth and more powerful chewing muscles.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

The scout, who described elephant mothers mixing it in their mouths - "removing the leaves and chewing it until smooth, along with the roots of some other trees".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Car radios were still uncommon, but one afternoon, the airborne commander spent 20 minutes chewing out a Sunday driver he saw weaving and dodging through a traffic jam in Queens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

I was chewing the fiber off them when a shower of plump orange nuts suddenly fell all over me, some knocking me on the head.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo


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