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nugget

noun as in lump, solid piece; often of metal

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Matt James has collected gold nuggets for years from the hills and riverbeds of California, but as the precious metal's price soars, he has found an unexpected El Dorado: on social media.

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Restaurants are using caviar to create odd food combos and elevate unexpected dishes, adding the fish eggs to everything from cheesecake to chicken nuggets and hot dogs.

This nugget of information is not highly publicized, so Medicare Advantage plan members should check the fine print of their coverage.

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Occasionally the movie does offer up a pleasing little nugget about the creative process, as when Springsteen changes a lyric from the third person to the first: There is glory in such little adjustments.

Last month, criminals broke into Paris's Natural History Museum, making off with six gold nuggets worth around €1.5m.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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