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Since its inaugural rollout, the popular peppery menu item has popped back up several times as a national limited-time offer and became a regional limited-time offer starting in 2022.

You can order McDonald's Spicy Chicken McNuggets as a 4-piece, 6-piece, 10-piece, 20-piece, and even a 40-piece item.

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