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nugget

noun as in lump, solid piece; often of metal

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Occasionally the movie does offer up a pleasing little nugget about the creative process, as when Springsteen changes a lyric from the third person to the first: There is glory in such little adjustments.

Last month, criminals broke into Paris's Natural History Museum, making off with six gold nuggets worth around €1.5m.

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He can say “waffles” and “chicken nuggets” and probably uses about 20 phrases a day, she says.

One of the largest stolen nuggets, originally from Australia, weighs 5kg.

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Before we wrap up our interview, Delgado imparts one last nugget of advice:

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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