gum
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The new research points to a possible biological mechanism connecting chronic gum disease and infection with the development of CAVS.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
But they bought more chewing gum, mouthwash and hair dyes - products that counter common GLP-1 side effects like thinning hair and bad breath.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
El-Obeid hosts an infantry division, an air base, a key oil pipeline and a major tree gum market.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
“Please stop putting gum on the fitting rooms. Sincerely, all brandy melville employees,” read one TikTok from last year with more than 700,000 views, showing a staff member pulling the gummy remains off with tissues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
“Right. Got it. Like who decided to make cough syrup taste like fake bubble gum? Disgusting on both counts.”
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
But conditions worsened Friday when they discovered they could not offload a neutralizing agent in the failing tank because the valves had broken and were gummed up.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 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
The process, normally gummed up, is even more difficult lately.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
The gears of the heavens had gotten gummed up, and now it would be daytime forever.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
In practice, it is gumming up urgent upgrades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
"It's almost palpably eager to please – and if you don't welcome it right into your heart, you might want to check there's not some marmalade gumming it shut."
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
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
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
