sweeten
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In today’s housing market, traffic is so slow that he’s had to sweeten the deal by offering a hundred bucks to agents to hold an open house, he told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Everyone else receives bronze-tier getaways that include two nights in a variety of U.S. cities, and Mystery Vacations strives to sweeten the deals when possible, Jaura said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
According to Hunter, jury members had made up their minds before the remaining three castaways even had a shot to sweeten their chances at the final tribal council.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Ackman also noted another unusual feature of the deal that should help sweeten the pill for anyone with immediate losses on the closed-end fund.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
To sweeten the deal, Zimmermann promised that Mexico would get Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico as a reward.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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The Social Security Administration leaves it up to every person to make those decisions for themselves and, yes, it sweetens the pot if you claim later.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
It may also offer them a cut of the spoils from a tolled Strait, but that hardly sweetens the foul deal for the rest of the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Ava sweetens the moment by telling her mentor that this token is something they should have shared a long time ago.
From Salon ● May 9, 2025
Freewheeling assessments of the gaming industry have attracted millions of fans to the YouTube reviews of the personality nicknamed Dunkey, whose self-deprecating humor sweetens his critiques of popular video games.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2024
His voice sweetens sardonically ‘And we wouldn’t want that now, would we? Santa won’t be too impressed with that, will he now? No, he won’t.”
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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Artificially sweetened beverages were defined as low-calorie carbonated beverages.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The coffee chain’s new “premium chai” recipe reflects a fresh focus on customization, sweetened with just two grams of honey so customers can adjust flavor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Cortado Cloud, a 4-ounce espresso or matcha drink sweetened with vanilla syrup and finished with a thick cream top, is exclusive to Studio City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Serve with lightly sweetened orange-zest whipped cream — homemade or straight from the spray can.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Holmes had further sweetened the night with an astonishingly generous offer to Minnie and Anna.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Some are also sold separately for sweetening foods and beverages.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
William’s light sweetening of corn flakes was modest compared with today’s cereals, many of which are as much as 50% sugar by weight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Paramount, which had initially bid $108 billion for the entire company, continued to circle, launching a hostile tender offer aimed directly at shareholders and continually sweetening the terms of its bid.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
My younger neighbors, knowing this, grocery-shopped for me, sweetening my mornings with fresh milk and fruit during those long, grim days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
One oonful of this is more economical and far more sweetening than two of ordinary granulated Sugar.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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