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chicken

[chik-uhn] / ˈtʃɪk ən /




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‘Prawned cocktail, coronation chicken, Black Forest gateau, onion soup. Done properly, they’re all delicious. Where’s all that kind of food gone?’

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

He has a vision of his own mortality while eating chicken wings.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Timing my visit to avoid weekend crowds, I ate a dinner of chicken in tasty mole negro at Three Cultures Kitchen, which opened last year.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

He said at that time that a sandwich intended to compete with Popeye’s was in the works, with “a very large hand-breaded chicken breast” that he suggested outdid rival sandwiches in size.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

But Togbe’s house was in its own compound with a small garden patch and a thatched chicken coop.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

A new genetic line of chickens is also fueling the glut.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Of course being headless chickens we can’t think much.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

"There's a lot of poo that comes out of the chickens," she said.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Facing rising costs for fuel and feed even as demand for his chickens drops, he recently had to freeze a third of his production for the first time ever.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

A separate area for the chickens had a little pond.

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene




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