chalky
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Fiber-drink concoctions of years past were lumpy or chalky and generally tasted awful, even if they managed to deliver more fiber itself.
From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026
Pull the pan from the heat before you stir them in — this is how you avoid the dreaded graininess, that chalky betrayal.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
The tournament is so chalky that the real surprise is that Ezekowitz’s model doesn’t have any upsets that exceed a 50% win probability for the first time in 15 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
One example is the River Wandle, which emerges from chalky springs in Carshalton Ponds, south-east London, near Festival Walk.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
Beneath the dome, light fell in a chalky beam.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
The team concluded this was mainly due to texture, as participants reported the rice flour chocolate contained "a chalkier texture," while oat-flour-containing chocolates were described as "smoother, softer and creamier."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2024
They argue that slightly higher seams or a slightly chalkier surface forces them to make adjustments hitters don’t require.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2022
It all seems suddenly to flash before my eyes — only the dust in Afghanistan was chalkier and finer than the dust from this walnut slab, which is old, but not Afghanistan old.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2018
Its surface is disconcertingly soft-looking, a beige putty color, waxy in places and chalkier in others.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2018
Trotter's sallow young face grew chalkier as he wrote, though he was unconscious of either effort or weariness.
From Stories from Everybody's Magazine by Various
After one of the two chalkiest first and second rounds ever, the regionals produced the best second weekend of the N.C.A.A. tournament in 20 years, and potentially set up two or three more great games.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2019
The N.C.A.A. tournament’s second weekend opens Thursday with one of the two chalkiest brackets in history.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2019
