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also bit (at)
as in eaten
to consume or wear away gradually
the waves were biting at the sand castle I had worked so hard on
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Roasted carrots with a little oil unlock more vitamin A than steamed carrots eaten plain.—
Allison Palmer
June 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026 -
It is discussed and compared to the taste of other white cheeses eaten in the past.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Others spend hundreds of millions only to be left with excess inventory, eroded margins and consumers who have already moved on.—
Keren Novack,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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As the rocks eroded and wore away into their iconic shapes, Native people hunted, gathered and farmed beside them.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The current San Geronimo Chapel was built in 1850 to replace a church destroyed in the Mexican American War.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The video and the SCE data offer proof that the 100-year-old line, which hadn’t been used since the early 1970s, became re-electrified and sparked the fire that killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena and surrounding areas, attorneys say.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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“Bitten (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitten%20%28at%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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