mouth
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The texture is good, she said, but the taste doesn’t linger in your mouth as it should.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Because telmisartan is taken by mouth, has an established safety record, and is well tolerated even by people without hypertension, researchers believe it is well suited for rapid testing in cancer patients.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Despite progress on deforestation, environmentalists have criticized Lula's backing of an oil exploration project near the mouth of the Amazon River.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
It’s easy to be closed mouth when you have nothing you can say.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
“I want to go back to the midway,” says Jonah, popping the last of his corn dog into his mouth and licking his fingers.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Some family members cover their mouths with their hands.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Once he confirmed Hincapié’s action, the referee issued a red card and the Ecuador player became the second player this World Cup for violating FIFA’s restriction against players covering their mouths during heated exchanges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
You know the old joke: They aren’t making any more land, but they are making more mouths.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Many resembled ferns more than modern animals and appear to have lacked mouths, organs, and the ability to move.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
When I stand up to peek over the cliff, I see Titus and Denny with their hands cupped around their mouths.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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When Trump praised Rubio during his State of the Union, the secretary mouthed “thank you,” placed a hand on his heart, and briefly stood to acknowledge the applause before ducking back into his seat.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
In a second phase of the study, the researchers simulated how the body might process lead if children mouthed or chewed on clothing.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2026
"A striking aspect of all of Kundanlal's elaborate scheming on behalf of these families was how close mouthed he remained, keeping up appearances of technology transfer to India until the very end," Gupta writes.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025
When officers arrived, she mouthed the word “help” and they removed her from the car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025
Like a strange sort of choir music, one voice blending into the next, the refrains so familiar that he could have mouthed the words along with them.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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Nix was shaking her head and appeared to be mouthing words while he spoke to her.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
But this year it was disclosed she sent an email to Epstein weeks later apologizing for bad mouthing him and referring to him as her “supreme friend.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
But that did little to dampen her spirits as she danced atop her pink pony-themed Pride float, swaying and mouthing the lyrics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
Mamdani jumped right in, clapping wildly, mouthing the words, and then grabbed the mic: “Remember to vote June 24th!”
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2025
“Yeah,” I said, rolling my eyes at her, mouthing Just do it before I headed to the refrigerated section along the back wall.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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