tooth
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In “Death of an Ordinary Man,” Ms. Perry offers an endearing and achingly real portrait of her father-in-law: his set ways, gentle pleasures, sweet tooth and general contentment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
After more than a decade studying fungi, Large said the rarest species he had seen in the region was the coral tooth fungus.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Something like a million people vote in this event every year, according to the daytime news segment that I caught at the dentist the other afternoon while getting a tooth cleaning.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Stanford scientists will also perform a 3-D scan and print a copy of the tooth for Midpen to use for public outreach and education.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
He wrenched off the mitten with the tooth inside, and shoved it into the neck of his jerkin.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Meanwhile, just weeks before, the sump pump in my basement was working overtime in the teeth of torrential rains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Abuja is slow, slow in every way. People are very laid back," Lexy Mojo-Eyes, the dapper organiser of the fashion week, who cut his teeth in Lagos, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
"Do you have more teeth than a normal person?"
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Bats in particular have very small teeth and may not leave a mark when they bite; you should still seek medical attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
There was perhaps an extra knob or two on the misshapen head, teeth were missing—but to that vast, kindly ugliness the beating had made no real difference at all.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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In a study published in Science Advances on Wednesday, researchers equipped six of the toothed whales, sometimes called "unicorns of the sea," with satellite transmitters, and had them explore remote East Greenland waters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Those predators included anacondas, saber toothed mammals, flightless "terror birds" and sebecids, a group of land dwelling relatives of crocodylians.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
The inspectors also reported crews spraying contaminated pool water onto neighboring properties and into storm drains, and excavator operators using toothed buckets that caused clean and contaminated soil to be commingled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025
Bladder, toothed and spiral wracks often have notably higher antioxidant contents than many other seaweeds.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2024
Solid structures are set to vibrating by toothed bows in crustaceans and insects.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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Broad surfaces of close-grained hardwood having a shiny surface are usually carefully roughened with a fine toothing plane blade previous to glueing.
From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by William Fairham
The second year included rowlock and bonded segmental arches; blocking, toothing, and corbeling; building and bonding of vaulted walls; polygonal and circular walls, piers and chimneys; fire-places and flues.
From One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America by William Carleton
Or when they are not corbeling they may be toothing.
From Love Conquers All by Gluyas Williams
The depth of the toothing is 10 mm.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various
The depth of the toothing is 18 mm.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various