mouthful
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A small, goggle-eyed creature with pointy ears and a mouthful of jagged teeth has somehow become one of the defining consumer products this decade.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Sticky, translucent strings dangle from Wesley Smith's chopsticks as the American tourist relishes his natto, the loved-and-hated Japanese fermented soybean superfood going global one slimy mouthful at a time.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Rather than focusing on preventing long-term diseases, the goal becomes maintaining muscle mass, preventing weight loss and ensuring every mouthful delivers plenty of nutrients.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2026
The government department in charge of these archives is a bureaucratic mouthful: the Authority for Information Concerning Documentation of the Former State Security Service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
I blinked salt out of my eyes and spat out another mouthful of sour seawater.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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During a recording session, Ms. Ackmann writes, “Dolly popped a pint of Häagen-Dazs into the microwave until it softened, then scooped out mouthfuls with a potato chip.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
"If the trucks stop, a whole country will be switched off," he said, between mouthfuls of rice.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
We went along to a pancake shop in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, to ask... in between tasty mouthfuls.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2024
With bottles and glasses lined up before them, judges from several countries sampled various brands, swishing gulps of water and sometimes spitting mouthfuls into canisters, as wine tasters do.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Then, with the calabashes full, she would dip her hand into the pool and take up a few mouthfuls of water before she began the long journey home.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
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