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chicken

[chik-uhn] / ˈtʃɪk ən /




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When the Filipino company, famous for fried chicken, burgers and spaghetti, first announced the spinoff plan in January, it had said it was considering listing the international business on a U.S. securities exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

The score, while respectable, was still lower than a buffalo chicken Caesar she sampled in Syracuse and a Caesar wrap from Sweetgreen.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Researchers examined a wide range of products commonly available to UK shoppers, including burgers, vegetarian chicken pieces, vegan sausages, and oat, almond and soy-based milks.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Patrick Clancy described his last image of son Dawson sitting on the couch eating chicken nuggets before he left to get food and medication.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

But he knew, too, that there must be some chicken livers here.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

As orders flood into the restaurant via online food delivery services and a walk-up window, a butcher slices through whole chickens while one cook flips thin slabs of steak and chicken on a grill.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

She says she lost most of her goats, 300 ducks, 300 chickens and a sizeable amount of fish, as well as the machine she used to make animal feed.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Through the first six months of this year, companies slaughtered more than 4.9 billion chickens, up 3% from the same period last year and up 6% from five years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Of course being headless chickens we can’t think much.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

But I could not go back there, with nobody but a few chickens to keep me company.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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