flake
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After deep contemplation, she despaired, writing: “Nature’s silence is its one remark, and every flake of world is a chip off that old mute and immutable block.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
They found that flake cereals with fruit “played more into people’s need for sensory pleasure,” Food Business News reported.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2025
Due to tiny differences in atmospheric conditions, each flake will create a unique pattern.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2024
He said digs at the site have turned up about 70 items ranging from flake stones to a rare example of an early ground stone.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
Look, Auntie, look, her niece would cry, and when she opened her hand there would be a shiny flake of mica to see, or maybe a bisected worm, all squiggly confusion.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
It also works across the board: flaked salmon with lemon and herbs, crab with celery and a lot of black pepper.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
Tender flaked blue crab and summer squash add sweetness and depth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
Figuring out how you feel about flaking — whether you’re thinking about flaking or if you’re the person being flaked on — is hardly trivial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
Granite boulders were charred and flaked from the inferno.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
Within minutes, Sookie must have flaked enough scratch-ticket snow onto the floor mat to fill a coffee cup.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Most users who reported shedding also experienced other scalp symptoms, including itching, redness or flaking skin.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Before the hosts can begin flaking it, however, the show pauses to consider why Americans eat so little fish compared with people in Japan.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Inside, the wallpaper is flaking, carpets are frayed and doors are broken.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Qubein, the newly appointed president, took a tour with his two college-age daughters and saw rust flaking off an old shower head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
False Amtrak facades concealed the flaking, peeling walls.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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