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recipe

[res-uh-pee] / ˈrɛs ə pi /


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All-out attack is rarely a winning recipe in US Opens, but at the Riviera Country Club it very nearly paid off for Charley Hull.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

At Christmas, we make my great-grandaunt’s tres leches cake for dessert, which comes from a hand-written recipe so old the measurements and method aren’t clearly spelled out.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Defining a movement by its adversaries rather than its principles is a recipe for intellectual decay and political aimlessness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

That proved to be the "recipe for carpooling to take off".

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

"Now all we need is a recipe," fourth grader Melissa Rios said.

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene




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