cocktail

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To finish, he served a dish dedicated to his wife's family - a twist on the Brandy Alexander cocktail.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

A good cocktail could cost you $15 to $20.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Time Out, a publication known for directing people towards trendy restaurants and cocktail bars, is also trying to help the public navigate the war.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

The next day, to prepare for a cocktail party and dinner, the women in Campbell’s group had their hair teased into bouffants, using a photo of Raquel Welch as inspiration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

And if one were just too pathetic, forlorn, and unremembered, one could always scrounge up some decade-old, generic canned fruit cocktail from the depths of the basement pantry.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick