fork
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Acting somewhat like a microscopic tuning fork, the resonator can vibrate for two milliseconds.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
And it didn’t take much after that for USC to stick a fork in Fresno State.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
If Shein hadn’t sold shares by the end of the year, the company would have been required to fork out nearly $4.4 billion in cash to holders of its convertible redeemable preferred shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
She said the swap event helped families from having to "fork out" on uniforms.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
I tried to explain that it wasn’t me that sent the email, but it was as futile as eating soup with a fork.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Nic Lambert forks out for school trips, food, clothes and "everything else in between".
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Because we are turning 70 and have license to let loose, we order a single dessert with six forks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The researchers found that excess EXO1 destabilizes newly formed DNA through two main mechanisms, expanding single-stranded DNA gaps and degrading reversed replication forks.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
First he moved the hopeless cases — frames dented, forks bent, gears rusted — into one room and their cousins the wheelchairs into another, leaving about 90 that could be saved.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Nat and Eevie set the long wooden table with pewter plates and cups, forks and spoons.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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By flicking their forked tongues, they collect chemical signals from the air that help them locate potential prey.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
The head of FIFA, NFL owners and the PGA also forked over tickets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
At least a dozen people forked over approximately $190,000 to Bloom in 2021, the Los Angeles Police Department previously told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
"We reckon we'll have forked out an extra £12,000 by the time we leave," Andrea says.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
One evening, as I searched for a tree with a forked branch to sleep in, I heard grunts.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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A free school uniform swap has been set up by two mums who want to help stop families from "forking out" on "expensive" clothing.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Last year’s cohort raised $7.8 million from 74 investors in the second round of fundraising, with one investor forking over $700,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
No. Endlessly forking over subscription dollars for app content seems like too much.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
Mizuho analyst David Bellinger is saying it again: Walmart can win by using AI—without forking out billions itself to develop those tools.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
“Oh, by the way, Will,” he said, forking a drumstick onto his plate.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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