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
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
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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
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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
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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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