molar
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He identified the object as a Pacific mastodon molar, and it was added to the Santa Cruz museum collection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Standing on four pronged feet at the junction of two rivers, O’Donnell + Tuomey’s five-story design resembles a giant chipped molar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
The one molar she had left had no chewing surface, she said, meaning she could only eat soft food.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025
In the first experiment of its kind to be conducted on medieval horse remains, the researchers took 22 molar teeth from 15 individual animals and drilled out portions of the enamel for isotope analysis.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2024
It was the kind of look I knew could extract the truth the way a dentist tears free a rotten molar.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
The fossil includes unusually large canine and premolar teeth, molars with rounded and strongly textured chewing surfaces, and a particularly sturdy jaw.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Another clue is the presence of pronounced canines that separate one set of teeth from another—the incisors from the bicuspids and molars, for instance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
In December 1987, when Bergalis was 19 years old, she went to a dentist in Jensen Beach, Florida, to get her bottom molars pulled.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025
Resident zoo vet, Charlotte Bentley said the teeth that they operated on were "highly specialised and sharp molars".
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
The cool air in my mouth and the jarring of my molars dislodged what little remained of my reason.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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