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Milk, for example, would be mixed with formaldehyde to sweeten it when it went rancid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Many counties sweeten the deal with school-tax exemptions for residents 62 or 65-plus.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026

Adopting a psychedelic-rock aesthetic, “Casket” was another stab at optimism; Brock wanted to create something intentionally upbeat to sweeten the sour, post-pandemic mood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 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

“I think Mama’s plan to sweeten Mrs. Kluck up is working,” Sara says.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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

Here is how the deal sours for Netflix and sweetens for Paramount.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 22, 2025

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

“Best in Isfahan. Her hand sweetens the honey itself.”

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

In one study the authors cite, consumers who say that they regularly avoid sugar still view sweetened cereal as a “permissible indulgence.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Artificially sweetened beverages were defined as low-calorie carbonated beverages.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 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

I offered a taste to Laleh, who refused—it was too hot, and it had not been sweetened at all—and then took my own sip.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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

I had seen lots of Persians drink their tea this way—sipping it through a cube of sugar—but I was categorically opposed to sweetening tea in any way.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram