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[mauth, mauth] / maʊθ, maʊð /




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Inventive bassist Geezer Butler put words into Ozzy’s mouth as Black Sabbath’s main lyricist, his muscular playing anchoring the quartet’s rhythm section alongside drummer Bill Ward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Such an approach could offer a relatively simple and potentially inexpensive way to deliver protective proteins directly into the mouth, where the targeted microorganisms are found.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

Interest in their use as wellness supplements has built through word of mouth, fueled by positive reports from podcasters, influencers and alternative medicine providers impressed with the peptides’ effects on themselves or clients.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

What’s more, the titular witch’s mouth, a trick designed to expose a traitor, plays a critical role toward the end but is clouded somewhat by yet another stratagem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

His mouth is still moving when I push my way through it, leaving him and his lies to drip into a cold puddle of his own making.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Chatbots also "put the wrong words in the mouths of candidates, officials, and observers hundreds of times" and frequently cited "poor quality" sources, such as Reddit threads, Forum AI said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

And the first name out of their mouths will be Stevens’.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

They are cheery creatures, “good-natured rather than beautiful, broad, bright-eyed, red-cheeked, with mouths apt to laughter, and to eating and drinking.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

There was something invigorating watching a band deemed too evil and provocative for a country tour who got an even bigger offer to spit fake blood in each other’s mouths on stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Chip and Katherine both had their mouths open already, though Chip’s might have just been hanging open in shock.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Afterwards he mouthed "I'm good, I'm good" to his defence counsel as he left the dock.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

When Trump praised Rubio during his State of the Union, the secretary mouthed “thank you,” placed a hand on his heart, and briefly stood to acknowledge the applause before ducking back into his seat.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

In a second phase of the study, the researchers simulated how the body might process lead if children mouthed or chewed on clothing.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2026

In our century, it’s been reworked for the screen more than 50 times, and mouthed by everyone from Ethan Hawke and Danny Devito to Shelley Long.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

She waved when she saw him turn to look, and he waved and mouthed “good-bye” so she could see it.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen

All it would take was mouthing off to the wrong person.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Don’t buy it, because even those mouthing it don’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

Bailey also requested that Granberry be ordered to stop using his social media platforms to continue "bad mouthing me to his several millions of fans".

From BBC ● May 14, 2025

Two fans held up “Fire Nico” signs, and one was seen mouthing those same words on the video screens before being ejected.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025

“But you can make a brilliant Patronus!” protested Ron, when Harry arrived back at the tent empty-handed, out of breath, and mouthing the single word, dementors.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling


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