The animal's pointed, serrated teeth and large gaping jaw meant it would have been suited to feeding on large-bodied prey.

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The Mexican War, where many officers cut their teeth, looms large.

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It can even be an exorcism of sorts, feeding photos of former lovers or ridiculously large medical bills into the metal teeth, one piece at a time.

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And mischievous locals will try to convince you that you are about to tuck into the appendage of the large rodent with the notorious bucked-teeth.

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But they are being launched into the teeth of higher gas prices and a swoon in sales of large SUVs.

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At hospitals large and small, raising the head of the bed for patients on ventilators, brushing patients' teeth and taking other precautions have dramatically reduced ventilator-associated pneumonia, another common and costly infection.

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