sprinkling
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Baltimore used to address its vacant issue on a citywide basis, sprinkling funds across neighborhoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Spiegel says they brainstorm ideas for actors and themes based on what’s in the zeitgeist, tying the stories to specific moments in pop culture, then sprinkling in some evergreen stories throughout the year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
This is how you prevent the flat, powdery taste that comes from sprinkling seasoning over finished sauce.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
"The star has so little carbon that it suggests an early sprinkling of cosmic dust is responsible for making it," said Ji.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2026
We purchased cups of warming coffee and took them to a set of long tables, where we sat with a sprinkling of other steamy hikers and ate our packed lunches.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
It's not a self-help book by any means, but there are some little sprinklings of actionable data in the book.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2024
Any that are found must come from geologically recent sprinklings.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 15, 2021
What 5th Avenue artistic director Berry does, with flair and propulsion, is honor the original and bring it to life with more Latinx actors in the mix and sprinklings of Spanish in the dialogue.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2019
Both rallies were predominantly white, with sprinklings of younger Latinos and African Americans.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2016
The rituals were very complicated and the correct order of processions, chants, prostrations, sprinklings with holy water and sacrificial offerings had to be carefully written down so that they wouldn’t be forgotten.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
