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stew

[stoo, styoo] / stu, stju /




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Maradona and eventual champion Argentina eliminated England 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup, leaving the Brits to stew over their link to a soccer legend.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

Others argue that’s impossible given the constant fuel required to keep a stew boiling.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

With little energy available to disrupt it, the omega pattern can persist for days -- or weeks -- allowing heat to stew and temperatures to intensify beneath it.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

A spoonful whisked into a skirt steak stew can make it taste as though it simmered well past dinnertime.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

Then Tyler walks up, chewing, holding a Tupperware full of what I can only assume is his mom’s stew.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

In Burbank, family-run Tun Lahmajo delves into Armenian homestyle dishes, including flatbreads, cold salads, roasted meats, a range of soups and herbed stews.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Social-media creators have documented their own perpetual stews with names like “Stewtheus” and “Soupina.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

If the exchanges lasted long into the night, warming stews may show up.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

He says he cooks chillis and stews to take to work, avoids impulse purchases and tries to keep spending on a night out below £20.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

Beatrice Ziaty, for example, liked to make spicy stews, but she cut back on the peppers whenever Luma was coming over because she knew the coach couldn’t handle the spicy food.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

I take a tapa of rabo de toro, a stewed tail so tender it forgets it was ever muscle.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

Newsom climbed from San Francisco mayor to lieutenant governor to California’s governorship, where he quietly stewed as Harris leapfrogged past him into the vice presidency.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 2026

A piece of herring—pickled, stewed or fried—constituted a weekday treat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

We indulge in not one but two meats: carrilleras, stewed pork cheeks with red peppers, and perdiz escabechada, cold partridge preserved in vinegar and herbs with a crisp salad.

From Salon Nov. 8, 2025

Each plate had a pile of soaked and stewed honey locust beans—mixed with hickory nuts.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

France was awarded a spot kick after Mbappé was tripped in the area, but a lengthy video review left him stewing for 3 minutes 11 seconds before he could actually shoot.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The pair were disappointed and upset by the state of the world, and after a few years of stewing, Kugel and Montoya got started on a second album.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

There’s comfort in sitting and stewing in your discontent.

From Salon May 30, 2026

"I wrote it on Monday because I'd been stewing in anger about ICE," Terrell posted on Instagram, adding he was stunned by the reception it received.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

He wouldn’t even come in the water with us, but sat on the beach, stewing, while J.T. and I swam around, splashing and dunking each other.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings




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