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nibbles (on)

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present tense third-person singular of nibble (on)

as in picks (at)

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chews

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The victim's website could keep working normally while the AI account behind part of it quietly chews through its available balance.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Bella chews him out for punching Angus in the face right before Angus’s big presentation, which Johnny knew about because they were supposed to throw a return supper for him, a dinner Johnny was supposed to cook.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

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