comfort

Another Midwestern casserole praised by more than one reader was the Hot Dish, Minnesota’s official comfort food with no official recipe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

What I really mean is that, in my downtime, I’ve been steeping myself in things I already know will bring me comfort.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

Experiences like Krishna's were shared in living rooms across the country, but inside the BBC, broadcaster and Asian Network pioneer Anita Bhalla was pushing for something more than comfort.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Or when Philip Rivers decided to leave the gentle comfort of retirement for the inherent danger of the Indianapolis Colts?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

So Mutti would be home late each evening, spending even longer hours now at the zoo, just to be with Marlene, to comfort her.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

While the plane has royal comforts, such as oversize leather seats that turn into beds, Air Force officials have acknowledged the plane doesn’t have all the features of its predecessors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

The basic creature comforts she had taken for granted in New York, where she lived before departing to teach dance in Havana in 1970, were hard to come by after years of Soviet subsidies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

But contact is growing rapidly today, even if outsiders are barred from entering Indigenous territory, with members curious about the wider world -- and the modern comforts it can offer.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

"To say I'm heartbroken is a severe understatement. Words just don't capture what grief is. The comforts of shock have worn off. The reality is settling in... and I miss him."

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

His childhood illness had helped to make him both self-reliant and something of a dreamer, who loved his creature comforts.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

If you have watched any of these — if they comforted you on your worst days and made good ones better — Burrows had a hand in making your life funnier.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

He told the BBC he was both overwhelmed and comforted by the massive police presence when he arrived at the centre, San Diego County's second largest mosque, which also houses a primary school.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

He comforted terrified survivors and filled critical information voids by sending continual updates to friends and neighbors as firefighters fought the blaze.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

The stock is now being comforted by the 50 day SMA, and it recently successfully retested a double bottom breakout pivot of $88.56 taken out on March 2.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

He is comforted by the talc smell of her housedresses mixed with the sunbaked smell of her skin, the perfumy smell of her party dresses.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Why one sound should seem so unbearable, yet the other almost comforting, is difficult to fully articulate or understand - but this is how he experiences life through his autism.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Appeals to history often carry the comforting suggestion that the past has only one story to tell.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

Its quiet assurance that experts had a handle on flying saucers and a plan to meet them felt comforting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

In moments like this, I feel the need to say something profound or comforting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

She was as frightened and overwhelmed as Dodger was, but there was no comforting him, no calming him.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz