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cooker

[kook-er] / ˈkʊk ər /




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It just felt like a huge pressure cooker, more so than normal.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

But there was, indeed, a brief aperture of time in the pressure cooker of 2020 when it all seemed possible.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

These are the bitter ingredients that seasoned the chef Anthony Bourdain inside the pressure cooker of the restaurant industry.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

"Lu-An" has some 2,000 plastic cylinders of soil and compost to give 100 watts of output, enough to power a rice cooker and other appliances.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Mrs. Sen’s apartment was warm, sometimes too warm; the radiators continuously hissed like a pressure cooker.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

The company has seen positive results from new equipment in restaurants like produce slicers and three-pan rice cookers, intended to make service quicker and easier.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

A banner reading “Happy Birthday Bill!” hung over a potluck buffet of plastic trays and slow cookers, with the aforementioned Bill and his family and friends all clearly enjoying retirement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Mention French onion soup mix and they tend to think of casseroles, slow cookers and other recipes that begin with the phrase “family favorite.”

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

Ong alleged Green accused her of "supplying students with rice cookers".

From BBC May 5, 2026

I paused because what I wanted to say was so far removed from gas cookers and kerosene stoves.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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