husks
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“Ewwww, there are bugs,” said student Cassie Scott, when she spotted earwigs in the husks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
In late summer, when almond husks split open, workers at Creekside Farming in Madera gear up machinery to shake the trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
To make the resulting flour safe and digestible for humans, the outer husks and certain phenolic compounds must first be removed.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025
It hints at the trend of hedge fund managers buying local publications to drain them until they’re husks of their former selves.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2025
I awoke to find Pomp sitting near me, chewing seeds and spitting the husks into his hand.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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