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cocktail

[kok-tayl] / ˈkɒkˌteɪl /
NOUN
beverage
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So your typical cocktail party or brunch has to do a lot more work to cut through.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Getting asked out to an affordable happy hour where beers are $5 might actually be a bigger green flag for someone than a date at a fancy cocktail bar.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

If the sauce needs nothing from me, I can spend that energy making dessert, mixing a cocktail for guests, warming bread — or simply deciding which sparkling water sounds good.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

That was a dangerous cocktail going into this game.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Everywhere, couples and groups who looked like they were either heading off to conferences or cocktail parties smiled and laughed over candlelit tables.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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