in the mouth
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“I don’t want to look a gift horse in the mouth, but I think there were ramifications with the decision and still there’s uncertainty.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Talladega Nights” pegs this missing link between America’s urban past and its exurban future from its opening seconds, putting a quote about “hot, nasty, badass speed” in the mouth of New York Swell Eleanor Roosevelt.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
I am 100% aware that you don’t mention money, but it seems like you would be staring a gift horse in the mouth by persisting with this argument.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Nitrate naturally accumulates in vegetables from the soil, but it does not benefit the body until bacteria in the mouth convert it into nitrite.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Angel cake, that melted in the mouth, and his rather stodgier companion bursting with peel and raisins.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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