acid
Example Sentences
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Taste and adjust: more salt, more acid, a little more heat if you like.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Her dad said afterward that acid reflux had made her vocal cords swell, necessitating the last-minute switch from live to Memorex.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Yet Araghchi could deploy acid humor, anger and threats in talks, too.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
"We observed that sourdoughs develop into stable microbial ecosystems, with lactic acid bacteria and yeasts in a complex balance," he says.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
I am the note from James dissolving in her gastric acid, unread.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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