lick
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"But the larger ants seemed to seek the attention of the smaller ants by first visiting their nests and then allowing the small ants to lick and nibble all over them."
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
After that 2017 trip to Paris, the Scots had a rest week to lick their wounds and make a semblance of a recovery for the third round of matches.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
The results are wondrous and unsettling: People without a lick of coding experience are building things that once required trained software developers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Until high school, I didn’t speak a lick of any language other than English — save for some rudimentary Spanish counting and what little of Spanish and French that kids pick up through the media.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026
“Well, they’re right about that,” he says without a lick of guilt.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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