salt
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Business executives quite properly have taken these pledges with mounds of salt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
To rub salt into the wound, Argentina went on to beat West Germany in the final to lift the trophy.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
STK’s thick, well-marbled filet mignon is perfect for kebabs with little more than salt and freshly cracked pepper.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
You can very easily make salted corn chips at home with some corn flour, oil, and salt.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
He twisted; it was above him, diving low, wings outstretched, clawed feet extended, lion’s mane matted with sea salt and blood.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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
Spent firecrackers scatter residue that contains partially burned fuel, metal salts, additives, and pieces of charred packaging.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 4, 2026
"I make sure to drink large amounts of water and beverages rich in salts and minerals, because we sweat constantly and are always on the move," said Imad Ahmed, visiting from Britain.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
It's the stuff of smelling salts and stretchers.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
John Joly, also of Trinity, decided to give Edmond Halley’s ocean salts idea a whirl, but his method was based on so many faulty assumptions that he was hopelessly adrift.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
You can very easily make salted corn chips at home with some corn flour, oil, and salt.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
They switch up their flavors often, but my favorite is the salted caramel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Save room for dessert: the dark chocolate budino, topped with salted caramel whipped cream and Biscoff crumble, is rich without feeling overwhelming.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
The possible answers were plain flour, salted butter, egg yolk and double cream.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
He leaned back, rubbing both hands over his thinning hair, now salted with gray, and asked me how I had enjoyed my internship.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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
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
The Department for Infrastructure said salting of "roads on the scheduled network considered to be at risk of ice and snow has been undertaken through the night".
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024
Had I been raised with the tradition of stuffed animals, I would have hugged my bear or stuffed dog or rabbit, salting the ragged fur with my tears all night.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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