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mouthful

[mouth-fool] / ˈmaʊθˌfʊl /
NOUN
portion
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If that seems like a mouthful, here’s the takeaway from researchers themselves: Allen Scheie, a physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, says the result “raises the bar for what can be expected from quantum computers.”

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

It took only a few words mumbled with a mouthful of burger for Tom Curtis to strike a blow against his biggest competitor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Rather than focusing on preventing long-term diseases, the goal becomes maintaining muscle mass, preventing weight loss and ensuring every mouthful delivers plenty of nutrients.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

If its name is a bit of a mouthful, or its acronym a bit obscure, it makes up for it by sheer effectiveness, helping most people with insomnia slumber more contentedly.

From Slate • Jul. 19, 2025

Guillaume Apollinaire has the best name in this story, but his full name is even better, a magnificent mouthful: Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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