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drumstick

[druhm-stik] / ˈdrʌmˌstɪk /


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At one booth, visitors pointed their phones at a humanoid wearing an apron as it gingerly reached for a toy chicken drumstick before clamping down and lifting the fake meat into a bucket.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

You’ll be equal parts annoyed and delighted at its existence, while giving full kudos to the production design team that fashioned a Picasso-esque drumstick for Black to wave around.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025

The researchers found that in birds, the tibial joint surfaces have curved arcs, and the shortened fibula is able to roll within the bird's drumstick for about its length relative to the tibia.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024

So I invite you to take a stand with me, put the dumbbell down, and pick the drumstick up.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2023

Gilly swallowed to clear her clogged-up throat and took a large noisy bite of her drumstick.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson

Instead, some lamb kebab recipes showed only goat, beef fat and chicken drumsticks.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

A liter of milk costs 1,600 pesos, she said, and one small package of chicken drumsticks is 2,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

“Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth, appearing alongside his wife, is asked whether he prefers drumsticks, flats, or boneless wings.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025

Ruffin told me he’s been holding onto a pair of Ayers’ drumsticks for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025

"It's a drum," I said, bringing it round from my hip to in front of me, "but I've lost the drumsticks."

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez


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