butter
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Instead, it was a layered cake made from whipping butter and sugar until it was frothy and then sifting in the dry ingredients.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Tightly stacked rows of paper-wrapped butter sit in a wall of refrigerators at the heart of the food hall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Jessie told Lamar that she’d like to eat some butter beans and cornbread later on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
New York influencer Christine Han bought eight Bordier blocks—along with a freezer bag and ice pack—after tasting the butter at a Parisian restaurant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
I opened my purse, meek, and Mrs. Diamant stared down at the squashed butter and the eggs.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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In the center is the crème de la crème: Maison Bordier, the small artisanal house in Brittany whose butters sell out the fastest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Tahini has a kind of quiet luxury to it — less sweet than nut butters, less showy, with a soft, earthy depth that can tip, just slightly, into bitterness in a way that feels intentional.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: The Vitamix 5200 makes excellent smoothies, soups, nut butters and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
It’s also a perfect moment to sneak in some supportive protein: protein powder, silken tofu, or nut butters.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026
Mrs. Shainmark takes a scone and passes the plate to Mama, then butters her pastry with the thick cream.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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Roll it out cinnamon-roll style, spread with cream cheese, Parmesan, herbs and hot giardiniera, then coil, slice and nestle the spirals together in a buttered skillet.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Often smeared on hot buttered toast, it tastes like a fishy, peppery paté, befitting the mock Latin name Osborn gave to it, Patum Peperium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
A standard feature is the halo, a clearly defined sphere that sits like a buttered bonnet on the head of the saint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
I first tried a rustic version — ham and cheese tucked haphazardly among the buttered, glazed dough balls — and it was lovely in a messy, casserole-ish way.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2025
“Just the juice and buttered roll, but with extra butter.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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“It felt a little bit like he was buttering us up,” Brockman testified.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Before Musk decided to exit OpenAI, Brockman described his attempts to gain more control over the company, an effort that included "buttering up" Brockman and another co-founder, Ilya Sutskever.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Besides, Colby has long displayed a knack for buttering up his superiors.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2025
He also wasn’t shy about scolding dining companions who committed such sins as buttering their bread or not eating all their vegetables.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
The rising sun was buttering the clouds, the sea was royal blue, and dolphins darted in and out of the water, weaving between the rocks with absolute grace.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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