mortar
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At the same time, it evolved enormous molars suited to grinding and crushing tough, hard foods, functioning much like a mortar and pestle.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The munitions, both German and French, consist mainly of mortar shells, along with some high-explosive anti-tank shells.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
"We're just hoping it was just a mortar that went off underneath but definitely felt a big bang."
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The only way to preserve our republic is to strengthen the pillars of our present with the mortar of our past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
I watched him wipe out the mortar and fill it with the woadwaxen I’d collected on Penikese.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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Henry David Thoreau "Civil Disobedience" (1849)
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