gum
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In tests involving oral samples from patients, extracts from the gum sharply reduced one virus and two types of bacteria linked to the disease.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
It has the same ingredients — from beef to xanthan gum — but of course the inputs, such as property rates and labor costs, vary widely from country to country.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
A turkey sandwich and a pack of mint gum appeared to be the more prudent option.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
The procedures remove plaque below the gumline and disrupt bacterial biofilms that contribute to gum inflammation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
She tried to push away that did-something-bad feeling, but it stuck like bubble gum.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Crews could not “get anything into the compromised tank because, the theory is, the product was starting to solidify and it gummed up the dump valves,” McGovern said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
That gummed up credit markets, tanked the value of money-market funds, and sent global stock markets into a tailspin.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
In a memo to employees, Fiddelke said he was trying to clear up “complexity” that gummed up decision-making and made it harder to deliver on ideas, according to the Journal.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2025
Now, supplies of multiple items are gummed up at the same time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
She wasn’t even listening, with her face all gummed up with paint and her eyes hard as a fice dog’s.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
In practice, it is gumming up urgent upgrades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
And despite the claims that she’s gumming up the state’s process with her appeals, Gilbert has never actually reversed a council decision.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
But for a few hours a day, the 4-month-old pygmy hippo springs to life, gumming on leaves, zooming around the compound and tossing her head in a silent, open-mouthed roar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024
Because of its eagerness to enter into chemical reactions, "sulfur compounds tend to be more unstable, posing hazards to lab personnel and equipment, clogging up instrumentation and gumming up experiments."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
Harvey sat at another, gumming away at his food.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
