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chicken

[chik-uhn] / ˈtʃɪk ən /




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The food he did receive included spoiled broth and rotten chicken.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

Orders of chicken wings spike dramatically during National Football League and National Basketball Association games—so much so that the chain has to cook wings before they have even been ordered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

I would order chicken piccata, one of my favorites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

It’s finely chopped lettuce, cheese, smoked bacon, grilled chicken, avocado, beets and egg.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

“My mom’s been trying to fix Ray up. He told her not to. He said it made him feel like yesterday’s chicken wings.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Obviously brilliant, he halfheartedly raised chickens and did substitute teaching.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

That same scribe confirmed that bands of chickens roving near the Hollywood Freeway were indeed real and not an urban legend in 2000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Genetic material from domesticated animals was also present, including cattle, pigs, chickens, dogs, and cats.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Denmark's animal welfare minister said Wednesday that he wants to introduce a ban on the farming of fast-growing "turbo chickens," first nationally but ultimately, across Europe.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

The grouse chicks didn’t know they were supposed to be chickens.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen


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