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junk

[juhngk] / dʒʌŋk /


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All too many of the newer ones are investment junk food.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"We make the hypothesis that the soil can bring micro-fungi and micro-organisms that could rebalance the micro-biome that has been disrupted by the ingestion of junk food," he told AFP.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Read more: The U.S. is about to define what junk food is.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Everything from diabetes to schizophrenia, he claims, is caused by Americans being junk food junkies.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Natural light comes through a tall window and shows a dusty room full of random junk: boxes, discarded furniture, metal folding chairs.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks




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