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
"Under the meat of a drumstick, you'll find two bones -- the tibia, which is long and thick, and the fibula, which is much shorter and thinner," Manafzadeh explained.
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
She took a bite of a drumstick and then used a paper towel to squash a roach that had crawled out hoping to get at some of her dinner.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
A liter of milk costs 1,600 pesos, she said, and one small package of chicken drumsticks is 2,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
"We used five loaves of bread, chicken drumsticks, pasta, apples, crackers - anything we could get our hands on for them to eat," Ridgeon said.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 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
If dark meat is your preference, turkey thighs and drumsticks are an option.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2024
The previous year my mother had been promoted into a clean section, where she worked cutting drumsticks and thighs off the bodies of the chickens.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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