spoon
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Those cramped containers weren’t conducive to a spoon, says Hollid-Ausset.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Emmanuel’s sister, who was placed in foster care after his death in August 2025, was significantly behind developmentally, unable to speak or use a spoon, the lawsuit alleges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
If the centers have puffed, gently press them down with the back of a spoon.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
It is best known for its unusually low melting point, which allows a gallium spoon to melt in a cup of hot tea.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Aunt Pretty stuck a wooden spoon dripping with catsup in Pa’s mouth.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
His custom-built cutlery bins, meanwhile, are exactly proportional to the length of his spoons and knives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
As the sun sank, neighbors began banging spoons on metal pots from inside their homes, the subtle but unmistakable clank of government protests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2026
But here’s the thing: there are nights when you don’t have the spoons to deal with a knife.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
Ivorian schoolchildren crowd around masks, finely carved turtles, and ceremonial spoons once admired by visitors of Zurich's Rietberg Museum.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
Like two human spoons nestled together in a silverware bed.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
They stood and screamed as one as Auger-Aliassime spooned a backhand long to confirm Djokovic's victory.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
The first night, I topped bowls with avocado and sour cream; the second, I spooned leftovers over white rice with shredded cabbage and green onion left over from another dinner earlier in the week.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
Whisked egg yolks and sugar get spooned on top, like a frothy, golden ambrosia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
It’ll instantly elevate any sushi spread, but it’s just as lovely dolloped over sushi rice, spooned onto bibimbap, or smeared over warm toast.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
The vendor spooned blobs of batter into the pot of oil, where they hissed and bubbled with a satisfying roar.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
New England-style lobster rolls weren’t always so plentiful in Los Angeles, and Connie & Ted’s offered some of the best and most consistent, spooning lobster shipped fresh from Gloucester, Mass., onto fluffy, griddled rolls.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
What do you mean you hunted and gathered ingredients—this, in an age when eggs are practically a luxury item—and stood at the stove stirring, spooning and thinking of me?
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2025
Don’t start spooning up coleslaw because you think it’ll stop you from getting cancer.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025
It felt perfectly complete to reach back into the fridge, take out the strained yogurt and balance out the dish by spooning some on top.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
In the evenings, spooning in his stew or cutting up his meat, Luke felt pangs of guilt now.
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
