nut
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Baroness Shas Sheehan, who chairs the committee, said the overuse of the treatments on household pets was "the equivalent of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
One way to understand molecular handedness is to think about a screw and a nut.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
“People don’t eat enough fresh fruits and vegetables to maintain their physical and mental health,” said Clayson, a self-described health nut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
To add some variety, I also like to sprinkle in some extra dark chocolate chips with the granola layer and/or drizzle a bit of nut butter into the fruit layer.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
The mouse dropped the nut, which fell into the brook and was carried away, to be swallowed by a salmon.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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Farms in the Central Valley, which produce large quantities of nuts, fruits, vegetables and dairy products, have rapidly depleted groundwater in many areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Foods filled with antioxidants include dark green vegetables, blueberries, nuts, green tea or fish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
"The local TV and radio have been going nuts about him for days," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
But in a perverse way, I’m glad he said it, even though it’s completely nuts and not remotely supported by precedent or the Constitution.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
She interrupted a séance to distribute the nuts to her hungry youngest daughters.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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"What comes next is the execution risk. There's a lot of details still to be nutted out."
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Before even making it to the next left, we were pulled over by the PO-PO, who then called for back up and nutted up on us with an additional 6 cop cars!
From Time Magazine Archive
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They are that already—and it's patent-lock nutted throughout, and the engine is that new kind that interlocks.
From The Motormaniacs by Osbourne, Lloyd
BST14:17 58 min: Bordeaux reply by going close themselves, Saivet nutting the ball into the sidenetting after racing in front of Liverpool defenders to meet a corner at the near post.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2015
This was slapstick stuff and Houghton delivered the perfect punchline by nutting the ball into net from 12 yards.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2012
When the Zuni men had their wives and children established on the nutting grounds they returned to their fields.
From Time Magazine Archive
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If I was not in his house then he was in mine, or we were fishing in these brooks or nutting in the woods or coasting on the hills.
From The Go Ahead Boys and the Mysterious Old House by Kay, Ross
But when Mr. Bobbsey came in alone and heard that the older twins had not come back from their nutting trip, a worried look came over his face.
From The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp by Hope, Laura Lee