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jaws

NOUN
maw
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Aurich has spent his entire football life wrenching last-second victories from the jaws of defeat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Studies, external suggest many of us Bruxers do it because of stress - but why do our jaws carry the burden of our everyday lives?

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The question many are asking with gaped jaws: How could this have possibly happened?

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

Apart from the jaws and teeth, shark skeletons are mostly cartilage, so vertebrae are rare and important.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

He opened his jaws and let it dribble back into his teacup just as Gingersnipes turned around.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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