jowl
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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
"We live teeth by jowl with a much bigger country that speaks a language that is a global language," he said.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2023
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
And instead of being crammed cheek by jowl in the press section, reporters, along with the justices’ law clerks, are spaced throughout the otherwise-empty chamber.
From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2022
No one is tempted to make that error, because like and conveniently are cheek by jowl, which makes the clash obvious.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing jowl
The Odyssey
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The Grapes of Wrath
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