delicious
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Fishermen and chefs report that Asian carp are actually delicious, though they are so bony they don’t make good filets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“The rhythm and grooves are delicious, but songwriters? I don’t think they’re there anymore,” the 83-year-old said.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
Her summer is transfigured by their innocent trysts: “There was the still water of a lake. There were a garden’s scents and its delicious twilight air.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
For Beeching, the reason there's such a delicious appeal to backseat car photos is because they are so different to the curated, tightly controlled way in which we usually see celebrities.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
Then they trotted away, happy in the knowledge that, someday, they’d help to bring sweet and delicious things into the world.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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