as in gobbles (up or down)
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Springtown takes edge in 7-4A race, downs Decatur Springtown got the inside track on the District 7-4A championship after beating Decatur 4-2 in 8 innings on Monday night at Decatur High School.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026 -
Greene downs it, throws the kid his jersey, smiles, and all is right with the world.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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Steel-cut oats are minimally processed, so your body digests them more slowly than refined grains.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
21 Apr. 2026
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As your body digests oats, those carbs are converted into glucose and released into your bloodstream, raising blood sugar levels.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
10 Apr. 2026
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As the ocean swallows her fishing village on Mexico’s Gulf Coast, one woman leads the effort to relocate her community while struggling to let go of the sea that shaped her life.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Once the python swallows the tracker, biologists can track the dangerous python.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Mouths (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouths%20%28down%29. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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