grain
Example Sentences
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“While it’s great to get this official BLS data back, I do take it with a grain of salt,” she said.
A small batch can find its way into grain bowls, sandwiches, or just a bowl on the counter for impromptu snacking.
From Salon
Traditionally, this evidence has been associated with large crater-forming events that produce straight, parallel cracks in quartz grains.
From Science Daily
But investors took the data with a grain of salt.
The readings on deck for this week will be backward-looking, and that could mean investors take them with a grain of salt.
From MarketWatch
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