molar
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He identified the object as a Pacific mastodon molar, and it was added to the Santa Cruz museum collection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Standing on four pronged feet at the junction of two rivers, O’Donnell + Tuomey’s five-story design resembles a giant chipped molar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
The one molar she had left had no chewing surface, she said, meaning she could only eat soft food.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025
Consider the infamous brown rats of New York City, which have evolved longer noses and shorter upper molar tooth rows, the better to enjoy the Big Apple's colder weather and higher-quality food.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2025
It was the kind of look I knew could extract the truth the way a dentist tears free a rotten molar.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
Ella can't remember when she first started grinding her teeth at night, but she can vividly recall the excruciating jaw ache, the headaches, and being told her molars were disappearing.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The fossil includes unusually large canine and premolar teeth, molars with rounded and strongly textured chewing surfaces, and a particularly sturdy jaw.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Another clue is the presence of pronounced canines that separate one set of teeth from another—the incisors from the bicuspids and molars, for instance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
That’s when she brought up the dentist she’d seen a few years earlier to get her molars pulled.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025
He gave a sharp tug and held out one of his molars.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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