delicacy
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Philip is a harvester of periwinkles, but says the sea snails - a delicacy in the Niger Delta - are hard to come by these days in the mangroves and swamps.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
He also told the crowd of a new delicacy he discovered: white grapes dipped in spicy Dijon mustard.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
Owner Cat Cox, a Tulsa native, trained first as a paper-maker, which might explain the delicacy of her pastries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
She retains the delicacy of the instrumentation, but introduces a gorgeous complexity that, in someone else’s hands, would be too much, but here, simply enhances the vocal delivery.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026
She looked searchingly at Granny, who was pounding millet with pestle and mortar and mixing it with sorghum and nuts for an African delicacy.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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