bowlful
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"When I was a kid I used to eat champ by the bowlful, so trying to tie in a little bit of my upbringing there," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Last week we showed a bowlful of 29 disembodied little clown heads that will no longer be made into Clowning Achievement trophies and asked what to do with them.
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2022
Indeed, the fun part of a congee party is setting out a spread of toppings to let everyone pick and choose what they like for their own bowlful of goodness.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2022
I had just upped the ante, turning a recipe for spicy Buffalo wings — that famous Super Bowl snack — into a bodacious bowlful of spicy drumsticks.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2022
Except for a small bowlful of rice there seemed to be no other food in the place.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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