jowl
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Juxtapositions between high and low, between the virtuous and the criminal, and these things existed cheek by jowl.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
Ruoff’s team has already used it to make diamond films composed of thousands of tiny crystals packed cheek by jowl.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 24, 2024
For newcomers, signature dishes include beef brisket and boneless short ribs; for those more adventurous, order the beef tongue and pork jowl.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2022
Commuters and touring passengers with cameras around their necks sometimes sat cheek by jowl, taking in the sights of flashing neon billboards, junk boats and shard-like skyscrapers rising toward Victoria Peak.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2022
The cockpit was oppressively cramped, forcing pilot and copilot to live cheek by jowl for missions as long as sixteen hours.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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The Odyssey
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