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chew

[choo] / tʃu /




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AI providers are hiking prices and throttling usage amid real-capacity constraints, while “tokenmaxxing” is starting to chew up IT budgets, according to O’Regan.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

In these big games, he doesn’t just chew the scenery, he orders it rare and asks for seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

This is an upwardly mobile England side who are too excited about the future to chew for long over the past.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Odor compounds are released as we chew or sip, traveling from the mouth to the nose though the nasal pharynx at the back of throat.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

I felt better after she gave me a stick of gum to chew.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman