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Recent Examples of nibThe palate shows notes of cassis, coca nib and black cherry.—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 The applicator was a flexible plastic nib rather than a cushioned tip, which allowed for precise application but sometimes went on a bit unevenly.—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 21 July 2025 That curl makes the nib of a fountain pen dry and scratchy.—Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025 Almond Sable Cookies with Cacao Nibs This vegan version of a rich, delicate, crumbly sable, the classic French cookie named for its tender texture, uses only a handful of ingredients, including coconut oil, almond meal, sugar, flour and cacao nibs.—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nib
The most distinctive features are the bold black-and-white bands across the head and through the eyes, but the yellow beak and the unspotted gray breast are easy ways to confidently identify this dapper bird.
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Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
Bob Ross painting a landscape as his pet crow holds a paintbrush in its beak.
Citing climate change concerns and the melting ice sheet, Greenland implemented a moratorium on oil and gas drilling in 2021—seemingly bringing all oil dreams to an end—but the government agreed that White Flame’s licenses were grandfathered and remained valid.
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Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
The crypto investment amounted to less than 1% of the total assets managed by the board which was more than $162 billion as of the end of 2024.
That calls for a little extra creativity from its mom — and the movie’s narrator (Emilia Clarke) — who wriggles her mandibles and gets to work embellishing upon what Dahl imagined.
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Peter Debruge,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
Similar to a mouthguard, a MAD holds the lower jaw (mandible) and tongue forward, keeping the airway open.
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