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digestion

[dih-jes-chuhn, dahy-] / dɪˈdʒɛs tʃən, daɪ- /
NOUN
digesting
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It tested every combination of recycling, landfill, incineration and anaerobic digestion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

That makes it important to better understand both what causes sluggish bowel function and which strategies can help restore normal digestion.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

People who are more active generally tend to have healthier bowel function, while prolonged inactivity is often associated with slower digestion.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

One of the biggest elements is food waste which, if collected separately, could be processed through anaerobic digestion.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

It seemed to be his stomach— another Darwin with Charles’s bad digestion.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

“Here are some reliable recipes for seasonable candies warranted to be no more harmful to youthful digestions and appetites than most other candies.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2014

More strong digestions like his are needed to assimilate the art of the past and give the impetus necessary to handle new facets of today's vision.

From Time Magazine Archive

The War Production Board offices, where gloom has often been thick enough to cut with a machine tool, were aglow last week with broad smiles, good digestions, men humming in the halls.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though their digestions may have suffered, their smiles were undimmed, the lips stiff and upper throughout.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of course I know that young soldiers are hot-headed, and we can't give them or any one else our experience any more than we can give them our digestions.

From The Outcaste by F. E. Penny




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