digestion
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"Moving the jaw muscles activates the big salivary glands. It cleans the mouth, it protects the teeth and it's vital for digestion."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Neanderthal chitinase genes appear to have supported more efficient insect digestion, a pattern also detected in the only Denisovan specimen included in the analysis.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Tatum Nzekwesi, 28, who lived in Leiden in the Netherlands for about a year, said during that time she had less acne and brain fog, and noticed better digestion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
He wrote that Amazon Web Services is “coming through the capex digestion phase faster, and more profitably, than feared,” in a reference to how the company is translating its capital expenditures into financial opportunities.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
This is now compounded by panic, which is bad for the digestion.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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“Here are some reliable recipes for seasonable candies warranted to be no more harmful to youthful digestions and appetites than most other candies.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2014
The War Production Board offices, where gloom has often been thick enough to cut with a machine tool, were aglow last week with broad smiles, good digestions, men humming in the halls.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Though their digestions may have suffered, their smiles were undimmed, the lips stiff and upper throughout.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The program had its own special Congressman's nightmare: the thought of raising taxes*raised the hackles on members' necks and troubled their digestions.
From Time Magazine Archive
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"Well, you know I've got a weak heart, and——" "A good digestion," laughed Mr. Harkness; "and speaking of digestions, reminds me that we haven't had any dinner."
From The Boy Scouts On The Range by Lieut. Howard Payson
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