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Hegseth’s remarks put meat on the bone of Trump’s radical departure from former President Joe Biden’s policy.
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Alexander Smith, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
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Food offerings include antipasti like wagyu carpaccio, housemade pastas, and entrees like the fan favorite veal parmigiana served on the bone.
—Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025
The Fan Favorite’s Box ($25): Four pieces of chicken on the bone drizzled in Mike’s Hot Honey, a 12-piece order of white meat nuggets, Secret Recipe Fries, four biscuits, and your choice of four sauces.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Too much filler fattening up this episode, and too little meat on the bone.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Alexander Smith, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
Related Articles New Colorado wolf map shows expanding territory in additional counties as population grows
Food offerings include antipasti like wagyu carpaccio, housemade pastas, and entrees like the fan favorite veal parmigiana served on the bone.
—Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025
The Fan Favorite’s Box ($25): Four pieces of chicken on the bone drizzled in Mike’s Hot Honey, a 12-piece order of white meat nuggets, Secret Recipe Fries, four biscuits, and your choice of four sauces.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Too much filler fattening up this episode, and too little meat on the bone.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for on the bone
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“On the bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20bone. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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