drumstick
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At one booth, visitors pointed their phones at a humanoid wearing an apron as it gingerly reached for a toy chicken drumstick before clamping down and lifting the fake meat into a bucket.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
"Remember Burkes," I said while tearing into a drumstick, "I would be satisfied if I had some of those . . ."
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2024
Cut to a close-up of a happy wife biting into a drumstick.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
"Gentlemen," he said, and unwrapped a drumstick from a piece of newspaper.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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
Ruffin told me he’s been holding onto a pair of Ayers’ drumsticks for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
I blend all the ingredients together real good and then form the Spam into the shape of turkey drumsticks.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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Musical Instruments - Introductory
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