drumstick
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Much like that final drumstick you probably shouldn’t have eaten, equities spent last week digesting their gains.
From Barron's ● Dec. 7, 2025
The researchers found that in birds, the tibial joint surfaces have curved arcs, and the shortened fibula is able to roll within the bird's drumstick for about its length relative to the tibia.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024
Some 75.3 million years ago, a dinosaur swallowed the Cretaceous equivalent of a turkey drumstick.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
After that, Hernandez said, he snatched a drumstick out of her hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
My sisters moped somewhat, but I nibbled my drumstick happily!
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Instead, some lamb kebab recipes showed only goat, beef fat and chicken drumsticks.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth, appearing alongside his wife, is asked whether he prefers drumsticks, flats, or boneless wings.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025
But customers are skipping drumsticks, breasts and thighs, reaching instead for sandwiches and tenders that have made Chick-fil-A, Dave’s Hot Chicken and Raising Cane’s some of the industry’s fastest-growing brands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
Ruffin told me he’s been holding onto a pair of Ayers’ drumsticks for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
“A’ight, now this is simple,” Lovey said to me, “Everybody who wants chicken can get a piece. Just make sure you save the drumsticks for the babies.”
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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