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eggs

  • plural
    of egg.
    egg
    noun
    the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.

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Yesterday, we shared Bobby Flay’s story of making deviled eggs with his mother, and we asked what the first thing you learned to cook was.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

During the first several weeks after the eggs were laid, the embryos appeared to coil only dextrally, meaning to the right, as viewed from head to tail.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

"We have put all eggs here. We need to develop an alternative border port."

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

“We had the smell of rotten eggs or rotten meat,” said George Khalatian, president of the Big Sky homeowners association in Simi Valley.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

“It’s not the eggs that are special. It’s what I’ve done to them,” Junior explained.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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