paste
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The sites are dubbed "pink slime" after the fluorescent pink meat paste used as an additive by food manufacturers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Other descriptions have included it being like a mix of anchovy paste and high-strength cod liver oil.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Unfortunately, anyone can paste a USB-like graphic on a product listing online, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
During our Zoom, with the background carefully faded behind her wavy blond bob, she promises that she doesn’t just copy and paste her subjects and settings from what sells.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
“That cherry paste was the highest quality. Picked from trees on the mouth of a volcano.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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That includes fruits, vegetables, pastes, sauces and pre-made meals.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
And Thomas just copies and pastes that stuff right into his dissent.
From Slate ● May 15, 2026
With shelves full of whitening, charcoal, and enamel-boosting pastes, it's easy to assume the pricier options will give you a healthier smile.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025
The development of new pastes advanced the formation and integration of sculpture; and “paste on paste” permitted the use of incised bas-reliefs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
Brimming bowls and colanders lined the countertop, spices and pastes were measured and blended, and eventually a collection of broths simmered over periwinkle flames on the stove.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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At an army base serving as a rescue hub in Bidur, relatives crowded around lists of rescued people pasted on a wall.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
They held up flags, piñatas and tall signs pasted with images of Dr. Simi and “Dragonball Z” hero Goku — used to mark one’s place in the sea of people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Alexandra Parfitt, 46, a biostatistician, was disappointed to discover her 9-year-old daughter had copied and pasted an internet description of a “Peanuts” cartoon character into a school presentation on Google Slides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
His argument ignores the point made by posters pasted all over Venice this week.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Instead it was the same kind of semi-pitying, semi-trying-to-be-cheerful grimace that all of our home visitors had pasted onto their faces just as they rang our doorbell.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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“I was copying and pasting from ChatGPT,” said Vo, who lives in San Francisco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Workers at the Pyroshine factory were now busy pasting wolf-themed packaging onto boxes to be shipped to the United States.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
One described the work as boring, little more than copying and pasting bank account info between scammers and motorcades.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025
There is hope in senior circles that the review, together with big infrastructure plans, can be used to create a summer of good news, after many months of taking a pasting.
From BBC ● May 24, 2025
Back at the camp, the girls rushed around, pasting sequins on their faces, sewing palm fronds into gowns like plumage, making last- minute touch-ups.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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