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yolk

[yohk, yohlk] / joʊk, joʊlk /
NOUN
egg yolk
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STRONG


NOUN
inner core
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Down the hall, ceramic eggs cover the walls while a giant yolk rests atop a mattress, turning a hospital bed into a commentary on fragility and birth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Once ladled into low bowls, each serving got a single glossy egg yolk and a small drift of fresh lemon zest.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

A yolk giving way under the edge of a knife.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025

"When they are small, they kind of look like an elephant squished into a little yolk sack."

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

I watched as those eggs exploded, thick globs of yolk soaking into the soil.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller



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