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[milk] / mɪlk /




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That leads to drop in milk production and also causes reproductive disorders.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Who needs umbrellas when you’ve got a tanning bed, a chin-up bar, beef-tallow stockpiles, and a gallon of only-sometimes-poisonous raw milk?

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

It is also hard to distinguish the effects of caffeine from those of ingredients commonly added to coffee, including milk, cream, flavored syrups and/or sugar.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

He used his army of consultants to help clients navigate AI while positioning the company to milk its legacy mainframe and software businesses and to offer more tailored AI products.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

I swiveled around, the milk sloshing over the edge of the pail.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

Don’t have a lot, and please don’t put milks and stuff in it.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 20, 2026

Among the healthier options are whole-grain breads, some soy and almond milks and some plant-based meat alternatives, said Maya Vadiveloo, associate professor of nutrition at the University of Rhode Island.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

Drinks high in sugar can include fizzy sodas, energy drinks, sweetened juices, squashes, sweetened tea and coffee, and flavored milks.

From Science Daily Feb. 18, 2026

"As things grow increasingly frantic and gruesome, Lanthimos expertly milks maximum comic tension," said the Telegraph's Robbie Collin in a five-star review.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2025

She milks the last bit for all its worth.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

“One Shining Moment” is another man’s darkness, and so it was that after Michigan’s 69-63 title victory over UConn Monday night, Mara unwittingly milked his co-starring role in the tournament’s annual music video compilation.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2026

But the latter drew their “moral force from the documented legacy of evil, a historical wound that was milked for power in the decades that followed.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

"We are trying to create an economically viable climate-neutral system," said Padraig Walsh, project manager at Farm Zero C, where 250 cows are milked.

From Barron's Nov. 11, 2025

"James Bond was more than your average franchise. It had class, prestige, they were indie films made as blockbusters... now? It'll be milked dry. It's truly the end."

From BBC Feb. 20, 2025

Counting houses, shops, stores, sail lofts, and one great ship after another, home again after their voyaging, content as cows waiting to be milked.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

“Sometimes you lose because the cow kicked off the milking machine. Something just happens,” he said.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

“But he said no cows. He might have been traumatized by the early mornings and milking twice a day.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2026

Bean to Kohl’s KSS -3.23%decrease; red down pointing triangle are milking the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 7, 2026

Podcasting can be a great business if you’re good at it, but I’m not sure anyone has ever been this adept at milking shareholder value out of a pair of mics.

From Slate Apr. 7, 2026

Preacher Ken shows them the chicken house, egg sorters, milking machines, grain silos, and communal kitchen.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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