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taste buds

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  1. Oval-shaped clusters of cells located on the tongue and lining of the mouth that contain special nerve endings that help give rise to the sense of taste.

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They can help your gut, your blood pressure, your cholesterol—and your taste buds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Kim White, Levon’s mother, said she didn’t try sushi until she was an adult, and is amazed by her kids’ taste buds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Just a little something to tickle my fickle taste buds.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2025

And there’s something about their salad dressing that is exactly what my taste buds want in a salad dressing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025

Either this girl had faulty taste buds or she really was an odd, evil scientist.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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