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chicken

[chik-uhn] / ˈtʃɪk ən /




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One of the biggest puzzles surrounding the origin of life is a classic chicken or egg problem: How could RNA have helped create the first cells when no cells yet existed to keep RNA contained?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Sources told NBC News that Combs pays inmates to clean and cook special meals for him, including curry chicken, pizza and empanadas and that the hip-hop artist also receives Chinese-style massages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The launch recalls Popeyes’ original chicken hit sandwich, which sold out nationwide.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Hormel Foods HRL -0.60%decrease; down pointing triangle has struck a deal to buy Brakebush Brothers, a family-owned value-added processor of chicken products, for about $1.055 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The chicken and potatoes and challah were among the most delicious things he had ever eaten, up there with lasagna and baklava, even.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

“The chickens are coming home to roost for a lot of people,” said Sean Burton, chief executive of the multifamily firm Cityview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Looking across more than 550 million years of evolutionary history, the team found evidence of the same two-origin arrangement in chickens, zebrafish and even acorn worms.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

Sir Paul Smith, the doyen of British fashion, is flailing around in his office with two large rubber chickens and making them squeak them with gusto.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

“The house was small, so we built onto it to add a kitchen. We use the barns as a sanctuary for rescued horses, ducks, chickens, peacocks, goats, and other animals,” she went on.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Me and Lloyd were up ahead of the chickens.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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