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mouth

[mouth, mouth] / maʊθ, maʊð /




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What won't be changing: Unlike at the World Cup, there will be no VAR interventions on incorrect corners or red cards for players who cover their mouth in a confrontational situation.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Now it’s like word of a mouth and just watercooler or just the algorithm telling you what to like.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Instead of being a peptide-based injectable medication, aleniglipron is a small-molecule drug taken by mouth and is being developed as a treatment for obesity.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

On his recent flight to Fresno, Franks was tasked with evaluating how altitude affects taste, aroma and mouth feel for each of his blends.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

There’s no telling what would fly out of Aunt J’s mouth if she were here.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Even within the tenuous reality of the movie, Frankie and Molly aren’t focused on saving their own necks, especially after their clairvoyant powers kick in and the friends realize they can communicate with closed mouths.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

You refresh a feed for news of a village whose name your relatives say with their whole mouths and you say with an accent that gives you away.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

Oral-health experts are also turning to AI to analyze the growing amount of data from patients’ mouths.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Those who did experiment ran into the technology's early limitations -- six-fingered hands, mouths that didn't move right.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

When the Shareefs weren’t stuffing their mouths, they were chattering happily.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Fery laughing as he explicitly mouthed his surprise with a three-word phrase was a great moment.

From BBC Jul. 13, 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

At that Anna stiffened and looked ready to object, but Young Petey gave a slight nod and mouthed, We’re fine.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

I am reminded of these words of Herman Melville: “A man thinks that by mouthing hard words he understands hard things.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

But that did little to dampen her spirits as she danced atop her pink pony-themed Pride float, swaying and mouthing the lyrics.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2025

"Oh no," he added, before silently mouthing the word into the microphone.

From Salon Nov. 5, 2024

They are silently mouthing prayers, and ask not to be interrupted.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2024

As a rule, brave explorers do not have worried governesses mouthing objections to their adventures in Parts Unknown.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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