gum
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Tests showed that extracts from the bean gum lowered HPV levels by 93% in saliva samples.
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
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly half of all adults aged 30 years and older have periodontitis, the more serious type of gum disease that involves bone loss around teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
This gum tree grows on a hill in the lowlands.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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
It also could take a long time for Saudi Arabia to actually take possession of the jets and the process could get gummed up in Congress or derailed by other developments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
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
For as long as the process is gummed up in parliament, ministers can point to it being gummed up in parliament.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2024
The baby gummed her slobbery mouth on her new bracelet.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
Should the Dolphins ultimately move on from Tagovailoa after the season, they’d be confronted with the twin demands of needing to find a replacement—and attempting to do so while Tagovailoa is gumming up the books.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
"It's almost palpably eager to please – and if you don't welcome it right into your heart, you might want to check there's not some marmalade gumming it shut."
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
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
But for a few hours a day, the 4-month-old pygmy hippo springs to life, gumming on leaves, zooming around the compound and tossing her head in a silent, open-mouthed roar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024
Harvey sat at another, gumming away at his food.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
