gum
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In the process, Wilson meets other eccentric characters that share his passion of filmmaking but have their own interests, like clearing gum from a sidewalk, immortalizing a person’s tattoo after they’re dead, and music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
"Getting rid of chewing gum, getting rid of grotty looking bins, getting rid of graffiti, the things that are unsightly that none of us want to see," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Curry pressed a bewitching soulfulness through all those layers of spirit gum and latex.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
He also recommends travelers bring motion-sickness patches or chew on gum, which can mitigate some of the issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
He took a wad of bubble gum from his mouth and winged it against his dresser mirror.
From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
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
Mars chose spirulina—the high-protein ingredient often touted as a superfood—as a blue substitute, but it’s been gumming up the U.S. factories that produce 600 million M&M’s each day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
"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
Even Granny stopped gumming her tobacco and looked interested.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
