flakes

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Nearby, a group of men sat cross-legged on the ground in a circle, shielding their eyes from errant flakes as one of them hammered chunks off a large clump of gum.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Homo juluensis carefully struck smaller stones against larger stone cores to shape useful cutting flakes.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

And when it comes to building a menu, they’re leaning into pantry staples with personality from Flamingo Estate’s vinegar made from fuyu and hachiya persimmons to smoked sea-salt flakes from Maldon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Those jagged flakes create little air pockets throughout the loaf, keeping it tender rather than dense — plush, not packed.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

It looked like the coconut flakes she grated for arroz con dulce.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago