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pan

[pan] / pæn /


VERB
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By the end, I was dragging pieces of focaccia through the last orange streaks left in the pan.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Projections for the Paris Olympics didn’t pan out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

If you heat up food—by frying it in a pan, for example—it will usually form some amount of acrylamide without adding any other ingredients at all.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

Working in batches, use your hands to dip a handful of zucchini matchsticks in the batter, then place them in a heated pan with the oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The story goes that one day back in the 1970s, George Finkle accidentally dropped a bowl of peanuts, chocolates, and marshmallows into a frying pan while he was making pancakes.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman

The BBC’s China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

And that was compounded by the Rams’ travel plans being widely panned after their sluggish defeat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

However, his last major public appearance after the July meeting was widely panned as giving an ambiguous message, and analysts warn that his refusal to give forward guidance will likely mean investors are left disappointed.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Warsh’s communication at the July press conference, after the central bank held rates steady at its two-day policy meeting, was widely panned by investors and economists.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

A reporter stood directly in front of the gate in the chain-link fence, speaking rapidly into his microphone as the cameraperson panned around him.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Then, b-roll, panning above a vast two-wing building identifiable as a hospital by its helipad.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

It said that although many were unaware of the repercussions, gold panning could lead to prosecution and sentencing "where it risks disturbing spawning fish and impacting river habitats".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Key to how Morgan Stanley sees things panning out is the non-consensus view of the investment bank’s economists who believe the Fed will stay on hold in 2026.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

Sillie posted a second video, the cellphone panning to the ruins against a blue-sky backdrop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

She made the picture bigger and moved it with her thumb, panning across their three faces.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead




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