butter
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Tomato already knows butter from ghee-rich curries, grilled cheese dipped in tomato soup and Marcella Hazan’s famously spare sauce.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
The plan includes $1 Mexican Pizzas and limited-time offers like butter chicken tacos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
I stirred miso butter into the rice, which was delicious but made the entire meal feel as though it had changed its name and moved to another neighborhood.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
The brand’s traditional bread and butter is performance running.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
When we walk into the house, the air smells like a bakery, with hints of cinnamon and warm butter.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
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She writes his speeches, manages his appointments and butters up an important colleague with the gift of a ceramic pig.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Influencers fill aisles in search of trendy nut butters and overpriced salads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Specialty brands of compound and flavored butters are being sold for $20 each and $60 per bundle.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2025
Among the few food items that survived were his handcrafted nut butters he uses for his artisanal frozen dessert and a $1,200 chunk of Parmesan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025
“I can’t figure why you’d want to paint the cabinets, but whatever butters your biscuit.”
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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Zoo officials made the announcement in a recent Instagram post that included a video of the little mammals known for their distinct scent of buttered popcorn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Charity Angél Dawson, who has performed in Broadway productions of “Waitress” and “Chicago,” buttered up the crowd between renditions of songs popularized by Ella Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
A standard feature is the halo, a clearly defined sphere that sits like a buttered bonnet on the head of the saint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
When I finally nailed a roast chicken — buttered and oiled, stuffed with lemon wedges and hunks of onion and fennel — I felt like a goddess.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
Trays of hot tea and buttered toast were brought out, and pitchers of milk and biscuits for the children.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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“It felt a little bit like he was buttering us up,” Brockman testified.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Besides, Colby has long displayed a knack for buttering up his superiors.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2025
Maybe standing up for Wilson will earn Sutton a few more targets, and if that’s the case, perhaps rookie Marvin Mims Jr. should try buttering him up, too.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
They don’t have to stop buttering their bread, just pay a little more for it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2023
Nobody else thought of buttering Boyd’s head or washing their cat at the Laundromat.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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