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brine

[brahyn] / braɪn /


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Savory cocktails have become de rigueur in recent years, and if we’re willing to sip olive or oyster brine, why not try some broth in your drink?

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

"We do not know if these magnesium organic compounds were contributed by brine chemistry or were simply left over from earlier impact shock processes."

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Controlled Thermal Resources wants to extract lithium from hot brine that will be used to power a geothermal electricity plant it plans to build.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

“Fish market gone bad, brine and blood. The melon sweetness of curdling bacteria. Urine, too, hot, tacky.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

I took the long way back, past the swaying lights of the harbor, the air heavy with brine and with chimney smoke from a hundred hearth fires.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

About 40% of the world's lithium supply comes from salty underground brines located beneath desert regions.

From Science Daily May 23, 2026

The method uses a temperature responsive solvent to pull lithium directly from salty underground brines, even when lithium concentrations are low or mixed with other minerals that are difficult to separate.

From Science Daily May 23, 2026

Rio Tinto aims to reach roughly 200,000 metric tons of capacity by 2028 and reduce C1 costs from its brines assets to less than US$5-US$8/kilogram.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 9, 2025

But he notes that this initial lab-based demonstration works with a synthetic brine that differs from the chemically complex brines in the real world.

From Science Magazine Nov. 27, 2024

"Minerals", strictly speaking, refers to compounds formed by nature as rocks, ores, brines, salt deposits, etc.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Eaton uses a carefully sourced heritage breed bird that’s brined, deboned and served in butter for $35.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

And then there are the newer versions — birds brined in buttermilk or their skins lacquered to glossy, bronzed perfection.

From Salon May 9, 2025

At Barking Frog, you can enjoy a three-course meal featuring brined turkey breast, beef tenderloin, seared wild salmon or a vegan veggie potpie as the entree, plus a starter and a dessert.

From Seattle Times Nov. 15, 2023

After Kim purchased an unglazed onggi from his hometown on Jeju Island, South Korea, he and Hu measured carbon dioxide levels as brined cabbage fermented in both the onggi and a tightly sealed glass jar.

From Scientific American May 16, 2023

There was roast duck and sweet, brined pork and tender, spiced lamb.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

If the batteries are too damaged for that to be done, crews will discharge them through brining, during which they are submerged in a water-and-salt solution.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2025

The Sportsound team are already on air building up to kick off in Amsterdam, before brining you full live commentary.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2024

“We took him out of the game as soon as he was brining it up to the trainers and coaches,” Baldelli said.

From Washington Times Sep. 30, 2023

And pasteurization, pickling or brining all maximize the shelf-life of foods, allowing them to be enjoyed over longer periods of time.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2023

To be honest, there was another reason I chose the brining and grilling method.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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