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Adjective
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But the broader narrative that repeated dieting inevitably hollows out lean tissue is not supported by the current body of evidence.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026 -
In lean mice and minipigs, a single intramuscular injection of BRP before feeding cut food intake by up to 50% within one hour.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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But the squishies may also contain fibrous tremolite, a material better known as asbestos, in the filling.—
Parents,
Parents,
6 June 2026
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One ecological version of that idea holds that grass once helped wild canids clear intestinal worms—the fibrous strands wrap around the worms and carry them out in the droppings.—
Niranjana Rajalakshmi,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
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“Defatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defatted. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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