delicacy
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Some soups depend on freshness, delicacy or a particularly clean broth, and I’ll get to those.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Animal rights activists collected the signatures of five percent of registered voters in the District of Colombia to mandate the referendum on the quintessentially French culinary delicacy that is made from the enlarged duck livers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Richoux, who lives in Picayune, Miss., appreciates that DTC brands have made the delicacy more readily available.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Ants are eaten and sometimes even valued as a delicacy in several Asian, African and Latin American cultures.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
In her wisdom she seemed to be aware of the delicacy of the situation and she was taking great care not to say anything to embarrass her companion.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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And he bought merchandise and delicacies, including a sweet mango mochi wrapped in a thin, fluffy pancake at a 123-year-old Japanese confectionery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Guests stroll into blacksmith shops and corn mills, dine on cinnamon bread and other local delicacies, and seek quiet time in an authentic Appalachian chapel.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Responding to a quiz by our food columnist, readers shared favorite local delicacies from across the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
And American working-class staple Waffle House is becoming a fast favorite for visitors to discover American delicacies like “biscuits and gravy” — a far cry from “biscuits” and “gravy” elsewhere.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
I inspected all the delicacies which I had never dared to do before, and I found it next to impossible to decide between them.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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