pan
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Several risks are still hanging over the stock market, including long-held fears that the lofty promises of the artificial-intelligence revolution—juiced productivity, skyrocketing profits—might not pan out after all.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
First, drain the tofu and press it down using a cutting board lined with paper towels and a heavy pan.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
She threw away an old pan, thinking maybe she had burned some grease on it while cooking chicken that day.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Watch reviewer and podcaster, Britt Pearce, agreed, describing these types of collaboration as "a flash in the pan, but they're a very exciting flash in the pan".
From BBC • May 18, 2026
“Boy,” I said, as I poured water into the wash pan, “this early in the morning and everybody stirring around.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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