whisk
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Thirty-one days can whisk by in a flash.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
At the train station in Van, couples and families with children arrived in taxis and unloaded their suitcases before boarding the 9 p.m. train that would whisk them overnight to Tehran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
I prefer to whisk in larger toppings, including vegetables and sliced or chopped meats, along with spices to allow for consistency in flavor and texture.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
Heels click on cracked paving stones as fantastically long-limbed men and women practice moves they hope will whisk them away from South Sudan, one of the fashion world's favourite scouting locations.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
She used a whisk that looked like it was made from the twig of a tree.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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Addison Rae is a student of pop, and Headphones On is her master thesis – a hymn to music that whisks you away from the world for three minutes of distracted, hypnotic solace.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025
He whisks the reader from oceanic thermal vents through the rise of mammals to the emergence of human language, peppering the text with goofy drawings and personal anecdotes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
Linklater, shooting en français with subtitles, whisks characters past the lens so fast that your mental Rolodex is full in 15 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
I’m trapped in an endless cycle of whisks, cafes, cheesecakes, cookies, cloud foams, and flavored lattes.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2025
He whisks the paper away and deposits it into a folder before I can change my mind.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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At the exclusive terminal for the rich and the famous at Los Angeles International Airport, passengers are greeted with champagne and caviar, then whisked directly to their planes in a customized BMW.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Later, when Bond is whisked to Vietnam, the orchestra swells with suave panache, immersing you in the action before 007 has even uttered a quip.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
It’s the morning of The Devil Wears Prada 2 world premiere in New York, and Blunt is being whisked around for a day of press.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
I follow Melissa Clark’s chocolate olive oil cake recipe, which has always produced a moist cake that’s slightly floral in flavor, courtesy of warm Earl Grey tea that’s whisked into the batter.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
In silence, she and Mama whisked by mud-brick huts crammed along the Night Zoos edge; other beastkeepers were getting ready too.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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Last month, she announced an investigation into whether the US violated international law and the Mexican constitution by whisking Zambada out of the country to face justice.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Ms. Bush makes some rookie errors: She forgoes whisking dry ingredients separately from the wet, doesn’t let the steaming butter cool before mixing, and is too quick to take the pan out of the oven.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
His co-accused continues to try to console him and Varley said: "They'll be whisking me away for neglect."
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Before whisking the phone away from a teen who’s too absorbed in their screen, ask what they’re trying to distract themselves from.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025
Surely, he cried indignantly, whisking his tail and skipping from side to side, surely they knew their beloved Leader, Comrade Napoleon, better than that?
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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