swallow
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When cells lacked this tethering protein, or lacked the specific region that attaches it to the skeleton, they could no longer swallow dead cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026
The lack of pay increases are a tough pill to swallow for many Americans, especially lower- and middle-income households struggling with higher energy and living costs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The collapse was said to swallow up much of the home's driveway, and left broken asphalt, concrete and construction debris inside the hole.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
For locals who want, or need, a car, the high prices are getting tough to swallow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
I was so scared I had to swallow four or five times before any words came out.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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In “Rare Bird” a woman in 18th-century England finds pleasure in the company of a new friend, who helps her test a claim from the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus that swallows hibernate underwater.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
When a mosquito takes a blood meal, it also swallows any viruses or parasites living in its host’s blood.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
It takes place within an open-air arena which not only resembles a giant bird nest but is also actually being used as one - swallows moved into the rafters within days of its completion.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Four-year-old Juni Wahab was entranced by the sight of the swallows and cormorants swooping low overhead and the rushing twists of water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
As she ate she drank a glass of water to help wash down the swallows.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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How brutally ironic that “Digger” is Warner Bros.’ last film before being swallowed by Paramount–Skydance.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
You feel bad for the children involved, unless they’ve swallowed their own PR.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
About 66 million years ago, a large dinosaur, possibly a T. rex or Nanotyrannus, swallowed a bird.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
"I have swallowed more dust than bread," he said in his living room, as he showed the stoma bag he now has to use.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
I swallowed hard, wiping at my eyes with the backs of my hands.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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In that sense, blindly swallowing AI’s positive hype can be as dangerous as its alleged existential risks.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
The question is whether a decline in overall sales is worth swallowing if it means selling a higher share of goods at full price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
They produced electrical signals known as action potentials and made proteins associated with specific regions of the hindbrain that control facial and swallowing muscles.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
Along the disused line from Woljeong-ri towards Baengmagoji station to the south -- the section to be restored under the peace project -- vegetation crowds both sides of the tracks, nearly swallowing a stone wall.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
They killed their prey by trapping it in their coils and suffocating it before swallowing it whole.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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