spoon
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Brave are playing for pride, having already been eliminated and victory would guarantee they avoid the wooden spoon.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
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
“Somebody likes somebody,” Luisa whispers, licking whipped cream off a plastic spoon.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
In 1943, she, the remaining members of her family and some 250 other prisoners dug a 600-foot underground tunnel using spoons to escape the Jewish ghetto, as he recounted in another Colossus podcast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
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
Dip the freezer dates in the melted chocolate using two spoons.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
"Everything here is earned. At private schools the facilities are provided, but here there are no silver spoons, we have to put the work in."
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
He bursts through the door, holding a cross made of forks, spoons, and rubber bands like a shield.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
They stood and screamed as one as Auger-Aliassime spooned a backhand long to confirm Djokovic's victory.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Coconut milk, chickpeas and sweet potatoes become a quick curry spooned over rice and showered with scallions.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
Whisked egg yolks and sugar get spooned on top, like a frothy, golden ambrosia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
Honeyed roasted squash spooned over thick yogurt with a drizzle of maple syrup.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
Mabel had given the girl her own supper portion and spooned potlikker and roots into her trembling lips until she opened her eyes again.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
I love spooning it over fish and rice bowls, avocado toast, thick slices of summer tomato or grilled vegetables.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
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
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
Some times Mrs. Bedlow was spooning broth into her, sometimes another of the boarders.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
