flaky
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Your sister-in-law may just be a bit flaky.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
The results are flaky rows of delicate porcelain that resemble oversize scales or ruffling coral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The main symptom is a crusted, flaky rash that often affects the elbows, knees, hands and feet.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The result is tall, golden and dramatically flaky — the sort of biscuit that makes guests immediately ask whether you made them yourself.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
It looks kind of like a flaky roll, in the shape of a crescent moon.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Cold dough will also make for a flakier pie crust — because no one wants their crust to be tough or chewy.
From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2023
Jade: Like Jackie, I thought the top crust of this pie was one of the flakier, more buttery choices out of the roundup.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
Should the outer shell be flakier, the inside fluffier?
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2020
To start, the shell is made from roti canai, a Malaysian flatbread that’s denser and flakier than a traditional tortilla.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2017
Another method is adopted for pastries that are intended to be somewhat flakier and of a little better quality than plain pastry.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 4: Salads and Sandwiches; Cold and Frozen Desserts; Cakes, Cookies and Puddings; Pastries and Pies by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Another of the castle's secrets shared exclusively with Salon by Thorington was the secret to the flakiest pastry crust ever, which became the most-read story published by Salon Food this year.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2019
We think it produces the best-tasting, lightest, flakiest crust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2018
But it will take hard work to revive breakfast’s flakiest business.
From Economist ● Feb. 18, 2016
In doing so, each challenged the flakiest fans to commit to the creators' muses despite the angularities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2015
Grandma served the flakiest of noble chicken-pies at her side of the table, while Aunt Alice served an oyster-pie of the same proportions and quite as delicious.
From A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays by Amy Ella Blanchard
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