decadent
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Some Ohioans were adamant that I try their state’s Johnny dish, the Johnny Marzetti, a decadent casserole with ground beef, sausage, pasta, tomato sauce and cheese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Chinese companies also are making gains in other decadent foods such as caviar and truffles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
On a graduate student’s budget, and later a public radio paycheck, it felt almost decadent: a bowl of beans dressed generously with olive oil, lemon and whatever herbs happened to be in season.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
Yet its parties, even at their most decadent and depraved, were never quite cool.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
“I don’t want to hear her sainted name cross your decadent lips.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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