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Adjective
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Garten's recipe calls for 81% lean ground chuck, which keeps the dish from being too fatty.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026 -
Bélanger notes that most midlife women benefit from aiming for about 25 to 35 grams of protein per meal, and choosing meals in that range consistently helps support lean mass and metabolic health.—
Rita Templeton,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The team combined the natural polymer hydroxyethyl cellulose with a fibrous material called leafy cotton thread within the hydrogel matrix.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Ripping off every piece of the flesh, the fibrous pit like a heart in her hand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Defatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defatted. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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