confections

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Tehran’s streets burst with shoppers perusing markets for flowers, painted eggs and confections for their “haft-sin” table, the traditional spread of seven items symbolizing spring, renewal and prosperity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

As an executive at Hershey, it’s Rinaldi’s duty to know important dates years in advance to understand how it could affect the company’s ability to sell chocolates, sweets and sugary confections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

These sugar-laden confections are mostly made of high fructose corn syrup, saturated fat and additives.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2024

The company initially began as a small family licorice business and has since branched out into several varieties of confections.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024

I teased, nodding toward a group of girls lined up against the wall like pastel confections.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer