sprinkle
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Katie: I’ve seen brands sprinkle those old marketer favorites—surprise and delight—across Reddit, direct-messaging fans for gifting and giveaways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
It’s also his first record sung predominantly in Spanish — along with the occasional sprinkle of English and Korean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
During a red alert -- the highest level -- the ministry advises people to eat light, stay indoors in the hottest parts of the day and sprinkle themselves with cool water.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Once all the slices are coated, sprinkle them with flaky sea salt and put them back in the freezer.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
“Let’s begin with salt tasting because that was what started this. Grab an icicle and sprinkle some salt on it. I will take notes of what we learn.”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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"If you start out with pure vanilla ice cream but start mixing in sprinkles soon after, it won't be long until you can no longer find any pristine, plain, vanilla ice cream," Zhu said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Cake crumbles, graham-cracker crust toppings and star-spangled sprinkles are a whole other challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The emoji-filled caption accompanies a slideshow of photos featuring Cuoco, Pelphrey and their 3-year-old Matilda posing with a cake that is pink on the inside and covered in rainbow sprinkles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Others suggest jazzing up plain pizza with sprinkles of oregano, red pepper flakes and umami seasoning.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
I think I’ll go for a walk down to the other end of the counter, see what’s doing with the sprinkles.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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The Hill Country’s accommodations for travelers have largely consisted of small inns and B&Bs sprinkled throughout rural towns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Since the start of her campaign, Raman has sprinkled Spanglish into her speeches and sometimes offered whole sentences in softly accented, lightly stilted Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Tail Town’s main room is filled with stacked cat beds, an exercise wheel, two huge rectangular storage benches sprinkled with doughnut-shaped beds, and cat-themed art on the walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
And who knew that 19th-century San Francisco socialites ground up iridescent abalone shells and sprinkled them on their invitations?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Then he took out a small bottle and sprinkled the liquid over the grave.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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The 5-foot-8 Atlanta performer, who has been told his voice presents as friendly “with a sprinkling of nerdy fun,” plays a Jason Momoa-sized commander.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Mix together a beloved film simmering for decades, a sprinkling of social media hype and a generous glug of star power and you just might conjure up the long-awaited sequel to Practical Magic.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
This is how you prevent the flat, powdery taste that comes from sprinkling seasoning over finished sauce.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
The technique involves attaching an original sketch to an adhesive backing, cutting it out, strategically sprinkling sand on the desired areas, then removing any misplaced grains one by one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
The price always starts at five when it’s just sprinkling, then goes up to fifteen when it’s really pouring.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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