dessert
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Ideally after lunch, I’ll get dessert at Humphrey Yogart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
While the other judges sometimes treat dessert as something illicit, Lawson’s unabashed enthusiasm for baked goods is a welcome change.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Kiersten says she was initially attracted to the dessert as she could manage portion size and sweetness level.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
“A tank in the battlefield now is like a dessert cake—the drone boys will be fighting each other over the right to strike it first,” Jurašs said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
While they were having dessert, Bess asked, "Did you hear about the brown and white speckled pony Ms. Waters found in her garden yesterday?"
From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene
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They appear in everything from soft drinks and candy to desserts, packaged snacks, and breakfast cereals, often providing sweetness with fewer calories than traditional sugar.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
The findings suggest that a compound commonly associated with desserts and sweet fragrances could eventually contribute to an entirely different field: helping scientists develop better ways to protect damaged tissue and support healing.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
“Wattle seed’s coffee and chocolate notes add a native differential to certain dishes, but specifically desserts and canapés,” says Bendrau.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Pereira says sweetcorn in desserts and drinks is "very slowly easing its way" into the UK food scene.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
In desperation, I even take the desserts out of their glass display case and freshen them up with whipped cream and bright new maraschino cherries; anything to look busy.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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