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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

First recorded in 1810–20

His bandaged leg rests, slightly elevated, on a bloodstained cushion borrowed from a couch.
Inside the Gaza Schoolyard Massacre|Jesse Rosenfeld|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I could give my parents this relief, this cushion that they never had.
He Bullies Kids and Calls It News|Brandy Zadrozny|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead, she has reportedly narrowed the choice down to cushion-cut diamonds, over five carats, priced at $100,000 or more.
Miley Cyrus Debuts Anna Wintour-esque Bob; Lady Gaga Dresses as a Christmas Tree|The Fashion Beast Team|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I said that if the process ever breaks down, we will not have build up any relationships that could possibly cushion the blow.
What Beinart Overlooks in His 'American Jewish Cocoon' Article|Gil Troy|September 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Holding down the seat cushion, the Sullivans imagine Alex is there.
The Superheroes Who Helped Aurora|Daniel Hernandez|July 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A man had come to stand beside it, his body screening the light of one of the lamps that hung from a rafter of the ceiling.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
A few scratches here and there marred the polish of the frame and one cushion had sustained an ugly rent.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
Jess made a cushion for it out of grass and laid it on top of the kettle full of treasures.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
Having uttered these words he made a sign to his treasurer who presented on a cushion a crown of gold to the young girl.
Honey-Bee|Anatole France
Then as suddenly she turned around and came back, and very carefully shoved a cushion under the man's feet.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner