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craw

[kraw] / krɔ /
NOUN
gizzard
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This is the craw that sticks in the throats of mindful Europeans who talk about “strategic autonomy.”

From Slate Jan. 21, 2026

Those questions should stick in the craw of Americans who watch this masterwork.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 25, 2025

Some things will always stick in your craw.

From New York Times Mar. 9, 2024

I’m not at all giving up on this Seattle team, but this L will stick in their craw for a minute.

From Seattle Times Oct. 17, 2023

“That four-eyed maverick has sand in his craw a-plenty,” a ranch hand said approvingly.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

It has really stuck in their craws and that kind of transferred to me.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 29, 2024

From where I'm sitting, that seems to be what's sticking in the filmmakers' craws.

From Salon Apr. 15, 2021

Largemouth bass are fair on skirted jigs, suspended jerk baits, orange/black craws, and pearl swimbaits near the ledges, creeks, steep shorelines, and rocky coves.

From Washington Times Jan. 20, 2021

Largemouth bass are fair on points, flats, brushy or rocky shorelines with spinners, Texas-rigged plastic worms or craws, crankbaits, and skirted jigs.

From Washington Times Nov. 25, 2020

How many have you delivered from man-eating tigers, or wary old alligators, their craws full of poor girls’ bangles? 

From Prose Idylls, New and Old by Kingsley, Charles




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