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curry

[kur-ee, kuhr-ee] / ˈkɜr i, ˈkʌr i /
NOUN
food seasoning
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VERB
prepare
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"We're just very thankful that the person who tasted the curry was aware of something that wasn't quite right," he said, according to the Seven Network.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Sources told NBC News that Combs pays inmates to clean and cook special meals for him, including curry chicken, pizza and empanadas and that the hip-hop artist also receives Chinese-style massages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

People in prison confess to crimes, regardless of innocence, for any manner of reasons: because they are coerced, because their memories are unclear, to curry favor, for attention.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

There’s a theory that Ballmer’s standing down to curry favor and earn back some of those picks—that’s what happened when Minnesota got dinged years ago—but that’s hardly guaranteed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

I had no present for her apart from the egg curry.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

A treat for anyone who loves a little wordplay: Can you think of an 11-letter phrase that describes some curries or romances?

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

Tomato already knows butter from ghee-rich curries, grilled cheese dipped in tomato soup and Marcella Hazan’s famously spare sauce.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

Smoky, charcoal-grilled meats and fragrant wok-cooked tomato curries sizzling over an open flame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

"You will see fast food, Indian breads and curries, desserts, and whatever else people have been sending," said Kaanita, a 21-year-old student.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Then we’d all have a huge feast with mutton biryani, dal, curries, poori, paratha, and pakora.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani

He's eating "doubles", a street food snack of flatbreads filled with curried chickpeas.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

He curried favor in Abu Dhabi by backing a local tech incubator and building personal ties to the royals via a circle of well-connected friends on the city’s luxurious Saadiyat island.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

And Mullenweg’s story curried even more skepticism on Oct.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2024

Accompany with curried couscous, mint, pine nuts and currants.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2024

Harry curried Ulysses in the lantern light and hummed a song that I recognized with a lurch as “I Love You Truly.”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

Gianni Infantino has spent years currying favor with President Trump to ensure the smooth running of the tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

And I’d say that currying the favor of 84% is still pretty darn good.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026

He first fought with the invading Japanese to oust Britain, before swapping sides as the tide of war changed and currying favour with London for the cause of independence.

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

The perfect venue, the CEO of the Chinese hacking company thought, to hold a Lunar New Year banquet currying favor with government officials.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

Under the constant currying and brushing his coat lay as smooth and gleaming as orange-red lacquer.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck


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