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salt

[sawlt] / sɔlt /


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Its batteries rely on iron powder, steel, aluminum oxide and food-grade table salt.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Takeaways high in fats, salt and sugar are more widely available in areas of high deprivation where people are at higher risk of obesity.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

In the kitchen, Gruel recommends rubbing it with avocado oil, salt and fresh herbs.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

But with the large-cap index making a return to record territory on Tuesday after a two-month hiatus, investors might want to take those suggestions with a grain of salt.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

He tried to keep his eyes open, but the sting of the salt and the speed meant that he saw only the other nereids around him, charging like stampeding buffalo.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Kyle Shanahan must believe the olfactory exhilaration of smelling salts enhances his coaching ability.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Then I’ll drink a whole liter of water if I need to replenish my body with some electrolytes and some mineral salts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

The hydration break arrived and it wasn't liquid that the underdogs needed, it was oxygen, smelling salts, large brandies.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

At the same time, dissolved salts and minerals are guided away from the active area and deposited onto untreated sections of the panel called passive regions.

From Science Daily May 31, 2026

As he turned to walk away, dragging his broom behind him, he mumbled that he guessed the Epsom salts hadn’t worked after all.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

Marcona almonds are lovely if you want an amusing high-low dialogue with the potato chips that appear later, though any salted roasted almond will do.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

The strips were then blanched, salted, and fried in soybean oil that had been heated to 180 degrees Celsius.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

When dried and salted, guitarfish is used in soups and stews across Ghana.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

You can very easily make salted corn chips at home with some corn flour, oil, and salt.

From Slate Jul. 12, 2026

Some were doing chores on deck or in the galley, but most were down in the hold, packing the salted herring into empty barrels.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

First, the bad news: “Snowcrete” is the treacherous ice that results when rain, imprecise or nonexistent plowing and insufficient salting turn what was once fluffy white snow into a dense and dirty scourge.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 2026

Rock samples dating from 1995 to 1997 were analysed and found to have been tampered with through a process called salting.

From BBC May 18, 2024

They could get a job now and start salting away that cash and get some great life lessons along the way.

From Slate Apr. 29, 2024

The Drexel team has been developing its cold-weather-resilient concrete mix over the last five years with the goal of reducing the freezing, thawing and salting that eats away at roads and other concrete surfaces.

From Science Daily Mar. 18, 2024

A salting of broken glass glinted in the summer sun.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John




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