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jawbreaker

[jaw-brey-ker] / ˈdʒɔˌbreɪ kər /
NOUN
candy
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Most people give little thought to Earth’s deep interior, thinking of our home planet as simple nested layers, like a jawbreaker hard candy.

From Washington Post Apr. 10, 2023

Arlene Shechet's 17 recent sculptures at Susanne Vielmetter's new downtown L.A. gallery make for an absolute jawbreaker of a show: deliciously unwieldy, a slow release of intense, kaleidoscopic flavor.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2019

Over the phone later, the clerk who scheduled me for the required parenting class that is offered through the county courthouse sounded as if she was struggling with a jawbreaker.

From New York Times Sep. 3, 2010

A black jawbreaker rolls out into his hand.

From The Guardian Aug. 6, 2010

Shifting the jawbreaker from one cheek to the other, I leaned back and said, “Grandpa, you were going to tell me how we’re going to catch those monkeys.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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