forks

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There are other roadblocks and/or forks in the road people face in retirement, including a gradual decline in health, which could lead to the need to live in an assisted-living facility.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Under normal circumstances, BIR helps rescue stalled DNA replication forks.

From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025

When my now-husband and I moved into our first apartment, we realized we had between us a motley crew: three forks, two knives, a couple spoons.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

Over a dinner of “Mac’s Famous Mac and Cheese,” a gloopy, highlighter-yellow bowl of boxed pasta, they raise their forks in agreement: suburbia will be a breeze.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025

“The path down to the double rock pillar chamber is simple. When you reach the four forks in the paths and crawl spaces and have to make a choice, remember: right, right, left, left.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein