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tongue

[tuhng] / tʌŋ /


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Numbing spray dripped onto the back of my tongue, its bitter flavor making me want to gag.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

For the first time in their history, the English possessed, in their own hands and in their native tongue, the entire New Testament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The report said it was very likely that the glacier tongue would break off in the coming years, splitting the glacier in two.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Alhambra was another one of L.A.’s unofficial Chinatowns where everyone still spoke their native tongue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

It sounded weird and wrong and the word felt thick on my tongue whenever I said it, so I mostly tried to avoid having to.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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