forks

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There are other roadblocks and/or forks in the road people face in retirement, including a gradual decline in health, which could lead to the need to live in an assisted-living facility.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Under normal circumstances, BIR helps rescue stalled DNA replication forks.

From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025

After all, forks were a relatively late invention, and not always welcome.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

Over a dinner of “Mac’s Famous Mac and Cheese,” a gloopy, highlighter-yellow bowl of boxed pasta, they raise their forks in agreement: suburbia will be a breeze.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025

It was rare when the family had supper together, and when we did, there was only the lonely clinking of our forks and knives on our plates.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam