gum
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Researchers have developed a bioengineered chewing gum that may offer a new way to target microbes associated with head and neck cancer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
The gum contains FRIL, a naturally occurring antiviral protein.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
It has the same ingredients — from beef to xanthan gum — but of course the inputs, such as property rates and labor costs, vary widely from country to country.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
A turkey sandwich and a pack of mint gum appeared to be the more prudent option.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Gingerbread Island flavor had gum drops and tiny gingerbread people.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Crews could not “get anything into the compromised tank because, the theory is, the product was starting to solidify and it gummed up the dump valves,” McGovern said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
That gummed up credit markets, tanked the value of money-market funds, and sent global stock markets into a tailspin.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
In a memo to employees, Fiddelke said he was trying to clear up “complexity” that gummed up decision-making and made it harder to deliver on ideas, according to the Journal.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2025
Now, supplies of multiple items are gummed up at the same time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
It was bitterly cold outside; the hairs inside my nose gummed and froze.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
In practice, it is gumming up urgent upgrades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
And despite the claims that she’s gumming up the state’s process with her appeals, Gilbert has never actually reversed a council decision.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
Many importers then quietly used the San Pedro ports to store containers, causing a logjam of ships waiting to berth and gumming up the entire supply chain system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024
Because of its eagerness to enter into chemical reactions, "sulfur compounds tend to be more unstable, posing hazards to lab personnel and equipment, clogging up instrumentation and gumming up experiments."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
Even Granny stopped gumming her tobacco and looked interested.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
