jerky
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He got off to a jerky start, with an eagle at the first followed by a double bogey at the fourth.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
When I first came to Park City, Utah, in 2010, I barely left the Holiday other than to sprint to the grocery store next door for beef jerky and sushi.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026
For cocktails, the Gui-tini, infused with steak drippings and topped with beef jerky, was my wife’s standout choice.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025
Consider the meteoric rise of Chomps, the jerky maker.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025
His face was lean and brown and corded as jerky and his old eyes were brown, even the whites were brown and deep set so that they looked out of holes.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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