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fat

[fat] / fæt /


ADJECTIVE
containing an oily substance
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That finding adds to longstanding concerns about relying only on BMI, which does not fully reflect differences in body composition or show where fat is stored in the body.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

Meanwhile, a determined California judge appears to have slowed Apple’s services juggernaut with rulings that reduce the fat fees Apple has long collected for in-app purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

People in the ketogenic group showed the largest rise in glucagon, a hormone that helps reduce fat stored in the liver.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

“The oysters have a robust flavor,” she said, because the bivalves are storing fat and sugar for winter, resulting in crowd-pleasing meat-to-shell ratios.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

This was my destiny, to be rich and fat and happy!

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Some cosmetics, medicines and supplements contain gelatin, animal fats, alcohol or other ingredients whose origins matter to observant consumers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Takeaways high in fats, salt and sugar are more widely available in areas of high deprivation where people are at higher risk of obesity.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

After an episode filled with warnings about addiction, government deception, processed food and discredited fats, the meal itself receives one adjective and one bite.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

Probiotic frozen yogurts, which contain healthy fats and more protein than other versions, align with the types of high-protein diets that have taken off with the boom in GLP-1 weight-loss medications.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Squashes, for their part, provide an array of vitamins; avocados, fats.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

I never became “unrecognizable,” and I spent more time than I’d like to admit looking at myself in the mirror and comparing what I saw to photos of the younger, fatter version of myself.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Investors zeroed in on United’s potentially fatter jet-fuel bill — the airline said it expects nearly $6 billion in additional fuel expenses for the year, based on crude prices as of Tuesday.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Boosting isn’t a solution, but it is an equalizer, reminding upper management that a different title and fatter salary don’t exempt them from compassion, inside or outside the store.

From Salon May 22, 2026

The revised forecast is the result of a jump in bond yields, as fixed-income traders who anticipate higher inflation from energy prices demand fatter premiums.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

The ball was big and fat, getting bigger and fatter, and he knew that when he swung at just the right second he would shoot it out into center.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

“It’s the early Christian that gets the fattest lion.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

“The fattest chicken is in Belgium but there are other chickens around,” De Wever said last month.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 15, 2025

Now with chemo side effects, “I’m gonna end up looking like the Last Airbender. Or the fattest Air Gender Bender.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2025

“America has now become the fattest nation in the world. Congratulations,” a voice narrates.

From New York Times May 12, 2024

I plopped myself down in my polka-dotted sunsuit and picked off the fattest ants to eat.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Finally, with the infrastructure in place and the new money flowing, the Dodgers then opened their fatted wallet for the players that created the championship.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2024

But Thomas' birdie came after a series of miscues, including a fatted fairway wood that barely cleared the penalty area.

From Golf Digest Jan. 5, 2020

You were the good and prudent child, and now you’re glumly getting ready for the fatted calf to be slaughtered for your useless brother.

From Slate Feb. 22, 2019

“The Ranch” is a prodigal-son story, complete with fatted calves.

From New York Times Mar. 31, 2016

Grace’s hands are fists, her fatted chin is trembling, her eyes are pink and watery, like a laboratory rabbit’s.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

"I had three weeks off after the US Open and you probably saw a little bit on Thursday I was fatting a few shots," said Hatton.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2023

Even when steep swingers hit it solid, they take deep divots—they're always on the verge of fatting it.

From Golf Digest Mar. 13, 2017

Amongst these ideas which the old-fashioned ones looked upon as fads, was that of feeding pigs of all ages and especially fatting pigs on a certain proportion of vegetable food.

From The Pig Breeding, Rearing, and Marketing by Sanders Spencer

All, except the fatting sheep, were folded on the stubbles, and allowed a daily run on the park of about an hour for each flock.

From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Sir Charles Alexander Cameron

He is nearly always killing pigs; sometimes beating the oak for them; with Spenser, fatting them.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), by John Ruskin




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