sweeten
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According to Hunter, jury members had made up their minds before the remaining three castaways even had a shot to sweeten their chances at the final tribal council.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Reflecting that political juggle, NextEra and Dominion are proposing to give $2.25 billion in bill credits to customers to sweeten the deal with federal and state regulators.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
China’s peace efforts could include finding a way to sweeten the pot so a resolution emerges, which would come at little cost and potentially big benefits for China, Sun says.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
He has to sweeten up the president, while at the same time keep enough savoury moments to defend his own values and to promote the interests of the UK government.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
He added a generous dollop of sour cherry jam to his glass, but I was inclined to drink mine unflavored, with only a cube of sugar to sweeten it.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
The Social Security Administration leaves it up to every person to make those decisions for themselves and, yes, it sweetens the pot if you claim later.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
It may also offer them a cut of the spoils from a tolled Strait, but that hardly sweetens the foul deal for the rest of the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Ava sweetens the moment by telling her mentor that this token is something they should have shared a long time ago.
From Salon ● May 9, 2025
And I said, “Well, that sweetens the pot.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2023
Celia enters her kitchen and warms a little milk on the stove, then sweetens it with a few lumps of sugar.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
The pattern was different for artificially sweetened drinks.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The coffee chain’s new “premium chai” recipe reflects a fresh focus on customization, sweetened with just two grams of honey so customers can adjust flavor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Cortado Cloud, a 4-ounce espresso or matcha drink sweetened with vanilla syrup and finished with a thick cream top, is exclusive to Studio City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Serve with lightly sweetened orange-zest whipped cream — homemade or straight from the spray can.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Normile sweetened the pot for second through fifth places and offered extraordinary breaks in the weights, giving them between twenty-two and thirty-two fewer pounds than Seabiscuit.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
John’s brother William saw the sales potential of a grain-based breakfast that only required adding milk, though he thought the bland-tasting result needed sweetening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Paramount, which had initially bid $108 billion for the entire company, continued to circle, launching a hostile tender offer aimed directly at shareholders and continually sweetening the terms of its bid.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
My younger neighbors, knowing this, grocery-shopped for me, sweetening my mornings with fresh milk and fruit during those long, grim days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
“We are definitely looking to use the whole tool kit of available sweetening options.”
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2025
“I—” “You’re making sure I turn up to the game this afternoon, aren’t you? You’re sweetening me up.”
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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