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molars

Cultural

The teeth with broad surfaces at the back of the mouth that serve to grind food. Including the wisdom teeth, adults have twelve molars — six on the top and six on the bottom. (Compare incisors and canines.)

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Tamma tiptoes “up climbs with body english and devious footwork”; she clings to fingerholds the size of molars; a fall sees her come “cheesegrating” down a slab.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Bergalis said that she’d been totally healthy before she got her molars removed.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

Resident zoo vet, Charlotte Bentley said the teeth that they operated on were "highly specialised and sharp molars".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

The report also cites violations of academic integrity, including the alleged 2009 theft of the molars.

From Science Magazine • May 19, 2024

All around the room, she could see glimpses of the tall man with the cut across his chin: Laughing, mouth open, molars showing.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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