decant
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A previous report from 2022 suggested that a full decant could cost £7bn-£13bn with the building entirely vacated for between 12 and 20 years.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026
But here’s the little trick that makes it feel thoughtful rather than “I just grabbed this on the way in”: decant it.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
So don’t let the modest price fool you — crack open the screw cap a few hours before dinner, or better yet, decant it and let it come to life while you cook.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2023
I keep small salt and pepper grinders in my picnic box, plus packets of condiments or small containers in which to decant perishable condiments.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
To taste the tasted, and at each return Less tasteful? o’er our palates to decant Another vintage? strain a flatter year, 340 Through loaded vessels, and a laxer tone?
From Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes by Young, Edward
Less than a week after my half-hour text conversation with Dorn, a small package arrives at my door with decants of her eight selections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
After brewing the coffee in a French press, Flynn decants it into a measuring cup and lets it rest for five minutes, allowing the sediment to fall to the bottom.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2022
Williams, the author of the story collection “A Selfie as Big as the Ritz,” decants her first novel into flights, like wine.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2019
A vast coach park at the site decants tourists who will often also take in Bath and Windsor on a day trip from London.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2019
Her private opinion of her husband she makes into a short story—forgets its origin and shows it him with pride—while the husband decants his heart-beats into occasional verse and minor poetry.
From Certain Personal Matters by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
These once held olive oil imported from Spain, North Africa and the Middle East and were discarded here after the oil was decanted at a nearby port.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2025
Everyone flees Miami and nobody can go back: “Four million Floridians decanted into the upper half of the peninsula in a single day.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
Cereal and baking ingredients don’t need to be decanted or sorted by color.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2022
More than 40,000 plants have been decanted from the category A glasshouse ahead of a multi-million pound upgrade.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2021
“And you’ve decanted some of the special Tokay for him?”
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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More structured and more tannic than the Wapisa, it definitely benefited from an hour’s decanting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
In both kitchens, we see a panoply of clear jars, an attention to display, and an affection for decanting.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2025
Klein is a proponent of decanting dry goods into containers and putting products in bins.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
This is controversial, I know, but I am in favor of decanting pantry items into glass jars.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2023
Moving carefully, I ran through the decanting procedure in my head, making sure I hadn’t forgotten anything.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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