jowl

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Ruoff’s team has already used it to make diamond films composed of thousands of tiny crystals packed cheek by jowl.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 24, 2024

A recent selection — cheeks, jowl, chin, snout, tongue, spare rib, kidney — read like an anatomy chart.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2023

A shocking image of hundreds of people waiting in line, practically cheek by jowl, along the snow-covered route in 2019 raised serious questions about safety.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2022

Cambodian grilled pork jowl, crispy baby octopus and garlic noodles are some highlights.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2022

I'd be in the big state hospital in the country, cheek by jowl to this private place.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath