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nugget

[nuhg-it] / ˈnʌg ɪt /


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There has been an early pattern in these early days: an early morning nugget of news dropping from No10.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

“That,” the Chicago Cubs’ star said, “is a cool nugget I’ll always keep with me.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

“To the extent we think oxygen is the golden nugget to live on earth, our use of oxygen is really important,” Alter told Barron’s.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

Then, scroll to the bottom to see how all the teams stack up, and discover a nugget of trivia for each team.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

The nugget is made with corn products called binders and emulsifiers and fillers.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Lee has a trove of nuggets about the collaborations that shaped “Beef.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

Strong demand for its chicken breasts and frozen nuggets, and cheap livestock, have helped boost its bottom-line profits.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The show is billed around interviewing musicians, actors and comedians over a plate of nuggets.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

I wrote a daily newsletter about energy policy at the time, and, in my efforts to be at the forefront of the news, I gobbled up those nuggets as well.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

But although he speculated that the atom was mostly empty space rather than a homogenous mass speckled with charged nuggets, he had not yet conceived an alternative model.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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