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chew

[choo] / tʃu /




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“And you have to cut it paper-thin so people will be able to chew it,” Norm says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

"They give it to the babies, who chew on it themselves and spit out the solids".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The note finishes by reiterating that bubble-like environments can chew through macro risk, “at least for some amount of time.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

The courts will now chew over those arguments, and the Justices might, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Laura Friendly had set up a Freebie account for anything the dog needed, from vet appointments to food to chew toys.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

They take Indie out of the house to alleviate some of his stress—and to save their shoes, which he chews when he’s afraid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Huge front teeth bite down on the cane, and the creature chews.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

At 94, "Star Trek" legend William Shatner chews the scenery in a Raisin Bran ad that leans into fiber jokes, introducing himself as a character named "Will Shat."

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

About the size of a riding lawn mower, the machine chews through about eight barrels of batteries an hour, eight times faster than the drum roller method.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025

It sticks to his teeth and he turns his head sideways when he chews, trying to get it off.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

He is not alone in having then been chewed up and spat out at Real Madrid.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

“He’s had good outings, he’s chewed up a lot of innings. But when you can get the swing-and-miss in the zone, that’s kind of a separator for any pitcher.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

The setup, as a reader might be fearing, is the type that puts all the scenery in danger of being chewed beyond recognition and the words “tour de force” being tossed around with gleeful abandon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

In a second phase of the study, the researchers simulated how the body might process lead if children mouthed or chewed on clothing.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2026

I took a small bite of the blueberry pie and chewed carefully.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

But one foreign attendee voiced concerns, telling AFP in English: "I am really hoping Rwanda is not chewing what it cannot swallow."

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

He claimed the footballer had called him "a cripple", which had upset him, and said he had thrown chewing gum on to the floor rather than at Semenyo.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

This meant chewing through a layer of rock tough enough to require gunpowder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Car radios were still uncommon, but one afternoon, the airborne commander spent 20 minutes chewing out a Sunday driver he saw weaving and dodging through a traffic jam in Queens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

He finished chewing and swallowed before answering, “Long enough to know that something’s troubling you.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti


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