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chicken

[chik-uhn] / ˈtʃɪk ən /




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“Oh, it’s in the fridge in the gym. In a foil. And there’s chicken in the fridge. Love you too,” MacLachlan tells his son.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Halkias pointed to the fast food chain’s recent adoption of shredded lettuce on its chicken sandwiches as a cost-slashing maneuver typical of private equity-owned restaurants.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

The fast-food giant’s strategy aims to tackle rising costs, overhaul equipment and expand share in chicken and beverages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Smaller improvements — like adjusting the amount of oil used to fry chicken and tweaking other fryer settings — would go a long way across its more than 46,000 restaurants worldwide, executives said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

I trotted along behind her, eager to get a glimpse of a picnic basket that promised fried chicken and buttered biscuits.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Now, as the bill comes due and interest rates rise, “the chickens are coming home to roost.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Looking across more than 550 million years of evolutionary history, the team found evidence of the same two-origin arrangement in chickens, zebrafish and even acorn worms.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

“The house was small, so we built onto it to add a kitchen. We use the barns as a sanctuary for rescued horses, ducks, chickens, peacocks, goats, and other animals,” she went on.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

But he reiterated the message that it was fine for people to buy British eggs from supermarkets as chickens bred here are vaccinated against common strains of salmonella.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Valerie had scouted places and spoke often about spending more time with the twins she’d given birth to, and even raising chickens.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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