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chalky

[chaw-kee] / ˈtʃɔ ki /
ADJECTIVE
blanched
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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

This year, when only four double-digit seeds reached the second round, the chalky strategy turned out to be the right one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 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

"We're connecting tiny chalky organisms to planetary carbon flows," says Dr. Guerreiro.

From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2025

It had a rough, chalky sound, full of things I did not know were there.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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