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gum

[guhm] / gʌm /


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Those areas include travel packs for curlers, which include high-protein snacks, hand sanitizers, face masks, chewing gum to increase saliva production and help avoid illness, and even dehydrated meals when going to Asia.

From BBC

“The boys I live with, the Garner brothers, they like to stick their slimy boogers and chewed-up gum everywhere.”

From Literature

I discreetly checked my seat for sharp metal objects, then the inside of my desk for chewed bubble gum, worms, or rotting vegetables.

From Literature

According to the authors, the results suggest that dietary lycopene could be an important factor that can be changed to help prevent severe gum disease in older adults.

From Science Daily

Let’s agree to this starting point: The new governor can’t just chew gum and walk.

From Los Angeles Times