tongue
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Says Delgado Lopera, quoting Pedro Lemebel: “I could write with no tongue, like a newscaster on CNN, no accent and hold the salt,” Lemebel wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
A national treasure of a pairing which rolls off the tongue like Morecambe and Wise or Punch and Judy.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“Our tongue is like a sword,” RZA once told Vanity Fair.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
Hektoria Glacier, located on the Antarctic Peninsula, begins on land and extends into the ocean, where its outer section forms a floating mass of ice known as an "ice tongue."
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
He felt Wolf’s hot tongue on his face.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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