palate
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When she was five months pregnant, ultrasound examinations revealed that the fetus had a cleft palate, a brain cyst, and heart defects.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Not only did it, the sky also radiated some of Maria’s favorite colors, fall hues, a palate of gold and pale orange.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Vibrant and intense, but light on the palate, with complex flavors and aromas of purple flowers, dried herbs, baking spices, raspberry and cranberry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
It's a charming palate cleanser after the familial drama of the album's final third.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
They were savoury and delicate to the palate, neither too sweet nor too salty.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Vegetables, in particular, can taste quite bitter to young palates.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“The home is very taste-specific, which may not be helping the property as buyers are drawn to more neutral palates that are transitional vs. taste-specific,” she says.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
It’s dry but not bone-dry, a wine to please a wide range of palates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
Because they have different palates, they’re each able to pick up on certain notes much more strongly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
You see her hand-drawn illustrations of the human mouth, the tongue, the upper and lower palates, the uvula.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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