forked
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By flicking their forked tongues, they collect chemical signals from the air that help them locate potential prey.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
The vast sums being forked out to pay for the tickets alone and criticism of Fifa's dynamic pricing strategy, which raises prices when demand is high, have been well-documented.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
He noted that the company presumably is doing well if executives forked over more than $14 billion to buy “49% of something they sold under duress.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
Some were so enticed by Koh they forked over copies of their ID cards, which then got used by other North Korean IT workers to grab more work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
His beard, very long and forked, was white, nearly as white as the snow-white cloth of his garments.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
