dish
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I enjoyed classic Scottish food like full Scottish breakfasts with haggis and blood pudding; chicken rumbledethumps, a dish with mashed potatoes, cabbage and cheese; Tennents lager and single-malt Scotch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
The bear had no water dish and relied on a hose for drinking water.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
They then moved a light source by hand, illuminating the fins to guide the robot through a maze positioned inside the dish.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
My wife and I are both pescatarian, so we usually load up on the veggies and pick whatever fish dish they have.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
“But, Leo, you’re on dish duty in a half hour.”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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And there they are, host and guest, still standing in the same imaginary room, arguing about the dishes.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
To study the spiders' sleeping behavior, the team placed individual Portia fimbriata spiders in plastic dishes measuring 12 centimeters in diameter.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
For meals, the spa has two chefs — one Armenian, another Uzbek — who prepare fresh Mediterranean dishes, as well as Eastern European classics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Hosts can make reasonable requests, Airbnb says, including asking that used dishes be put in the sink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
There were dishes stacked in the sink and on the table.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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A 12-year-old girl who spent time in hospital battling an aggressive form of cancer has launched a petition calling for improvements to the food dished up to patients.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
For centuries, they have dished up wine from the surrounding vineyards to wash down typically hearty central European fare.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
He dished an assist to second-year forward Adou Thiero on the next possession, then knocked down his next shot, another three-pointer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Despite his professorial air, however, he dished up practical advice rather than academic musing, the magazine said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
She’d set one place at the table and dished up the green beans, mashed potatoes, and meatloaf.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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No other known donor comes close to dishing out more funding.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Some people in L.A. are dishing out $7 per gallon, while in Indiana, the most affordable gas stations charge about $3.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
That hasn’t stopped college students cramming for exams together and couples collaborating on work projects from dishing out their passwords.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Whether its dishing out billions to build out the infrastructure to power AI, or investing in new AI products to try to improve productivity, companies are investing massive amounts of money on AI.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
The rest of us remained silent while Mama finished dishing out the food.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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