tongue
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“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
“But it was probably the most profound. I couldn’t even talk after surgery. I mean, I’m pretty sure they had my tongue out on a table.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
In the same way that learning another language helps us understand our native tongue more deeply, travel forms character through lived experience.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
But the mere thought of asking for anything made my tongue swell and my mouth clamp shut.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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