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cooking

[kook-ing] / ˈkʊk ɪŋ /
NOUN
food preparation
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ADJECTIVE
going on
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“I do quite enjoy cooking when I’m not working,” he told People magazine in 2022.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

"Folding clothes, coffee making... cooking a very specific thing, sandwich making," Objectways head Ravi Shankar said, listing videos requested by clients.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

In the company’s kitchens, workers returned to traditional kettle cooking for sides like green beans and stopped freezing its biscuits in batches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“I hope they help us,” said Paula Fernández, a resident who lugs gallon bottles of water for drinking and cooking.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

And it was a good find: maps, cooking pots, a sword, a gun.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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