jelly
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Then the question becomes: What’s the point of retirement savings if you have more when you die than when you started retirement, and meanwhile you’re living on peanut butter and jelly?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
When they conceded again three minutes into the second half, there were a few jelly legs on show.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
I have to shampoo and condition like three times and then the next day there are still pieces of my hair that are like jelly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The site also preserved Eoandromeda, a possible comb jelly with eight arms arranged in a spiral.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Because I don’t need that jelly bean. Probably the nasty-tasting licorice one...”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
Warmer ocean temperatures can also increase the presence of sea jellies and other gelatinous creatures, Jaros said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
This coordination allows comb jellies to maintain their orientation as they move through the water.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026
Marine life that most people never see floated into view, including delicate comb jellies with pulsing fairy-light illuminations along their sides.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Fancy cocktail napkins are a big seller, as are specialty jellies in flavors like hot pepper and cinnamon pear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025
There was even a tank filled with brand-new baby jellies; they looked like tiny, delicate white flowers.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
In the 19th century, children gobbled chiles and mutton and turnips and jellied pig’s brain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
There are close-ups of hands kneading dough, a snail sliming its way up a window and Cathy prodding a jellied fish with her finger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
But for anyone feeling adventurous, pie 'n' mash can also be served with stewed jellied eels - another Cockney favourite.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024
Datasembly measured prices for russet potatoes, roasted turkey gravy, eight buttermilk biscuits, cut green beans, jellied cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie mix, frozen pastry pie shells, whipped topping and sweet corn.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
There was peacock pie, jellied eds, Devonshire cream, curried porpoise, iced fruit salad, and two thousand side dishes.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Yet it has caused one hell of a stir, jellying the jaded reserve of hardcore automotive journalists and hard-nose collectors alike.
From The Verge ● Feb. 2, 2016
A whole summer of jellying and juicing, she said, hadn’t made so much mess in the kitchen.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
In the meantime, our stomachs jellying and our necks burning, we listened, avoided each other’s eyes, and picked toe jam or whatever.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
After a physician arrived, it was found that the jellying of my flesh was not the worst of it; for, in consequence of some injury to my spine, my lower limbs were paralyzed.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 by Various
Baking and boiling and roasting and jellying went on in quantity, for Mrs. Starling was a great cook, and could do things in style when she chose.
From Diana by Susan Warner
