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spoon

[spoon] / spun /


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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

Still a child, Adrian looks off into the distance, biting his gelato spoon while registering the information.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 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

And I only open my eyes to make sure the oats are on the spoon and heading toward my mouth, but I close them while I chew.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

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

A couple of silver serving spoons were missing from a box of stainless-steel flatware that survived, said Chris, who did not report them to the authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Lynsey says you should angle bowls downwards so they don't collect water and mix up your cutlery so spoons don't nest together.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 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

Copper pots hang from a wooden rack on the far side of the kitchen; big spoons and ladles are shoved into ceramic holders near the stove top.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

But they are also excellent spooned onto little buns, topped with cheese and baked into mushroom sliders.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

Hanako spooned some soup up, but she secretly kept her nostrils closed so she couldn’t taste it too well.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

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

There are a variety of reasons why even a couple who once used to fall asleep contentedly spooning — like my husband and I — now need to regulate their circadian rhythms differently.

From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2024

Toby reached and took down another plate, putting it with the others as Luke began spooning noodles onto the boys’ plates.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss




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