snout
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Now Nasa is working around that problem using the X-59's elongated snout to flatten supersonic booms into tolerable bumps in the background.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
"Males are the only pigs whose upper tusks erupt through the snout bone and curve back towards their face."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
One of the crocodile's most unusual features was a prominent hump located in the middle of its snout.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026
Based on comparisons with related species, researchers think Tanyka may have resembled a salamander with a slightly longer snout.
From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026
Gingersnipes released a fearful whimper, and Clare clapped a hand over her snout.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
In this alternate universe, beautiful people have pig snouts, distorted mouths, and sagging cheeks.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
But that shows how keen they are to get their snouts in the trough of Musk’s future equity sales.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
The malleability of the dog genome allows for enormous physical variety, she explained, meaning that breeders can push features to extremes—squashing snouts, piling on wrinkles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
While there were still slender, wolf-like dogs, there were also many with shorter snouts and wider, stockier heads.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
Red juice stain was smeared all over their snouts.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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Charlotte's Web
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 4–6
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