ferment
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With the help of large handheld food mixers, they carefully grind the mixture of dried Californian grapes and water, which they then ferment before distilling it in a large still imported from Germany.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
When they ferment sugars, they create tiny outward flowing currents across the wet surface.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
Audrey Truschke’s single-volume work makes a bold attempt to capture thousands of years of cultural ferment on the Indian subcontinent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Some of the best bits of “Carole King” are those that give nonmusical readers insight into the creative ferment of the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
The simple discovery by Europe of the existence of the Americas caused an intellectual ferment.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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