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flake

[fleyk] / fleɪk /




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“Unquestionably, everyone is worse off,” said Gordon Flake, chief executive at the Perth USAsia Centre at the University of Western Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Crumble and Flake on Capitol Hill: Nov. 12 marked the last day the smell of croissants graced Crumble and Flake Patisserie’s Capitol Hill location.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2023

Flake and his colleagues have been testing the system on lambs, which are often used in fetal research because they are developmentally similar to humans.

From Scientific American • Sep. 18, 2023

Sen. Jeff Flake, who is the current ambassador to Turkey, didn't run for re-election.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2023

We were of a sensible age, between thirteen and eighteen, and we knew intimately every chocolate bar in existence, from the Milk Flake to the Lemon Marshmallow.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl




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