pepper
Example Sentences
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Add red pepper flakes and dried oregano, letting them bloom in the fat just long enough to wake up—fragrant, a little toasty, the edges of their flavor beginning to soften and deepen.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Carey Crook, an ICE officer and supervisor on the scene, testified that after Hipolito and two others ignored multiple commands to stop blocking officer vehicles, Crook pepper sprayed them.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
In her video, Forcino points out the tell-tale visual inconsistencies that pepper AI-generated videos: "Why is this girl's right arm pink, but this one green?"
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Ma moved into dragon fruit in 2020, as an alternative to coffee and pepper cultivation.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
At last the dato said he would have pepper for the Putnam tomorrow’.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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