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stew

[stoo, styoo] / stu, stju /




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By naming the product of two mergers Skydance, David Ellison relegates two of Hollywood’s founding studios to a sub-brand stew and attempts to erase a bunch of controversial hires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

"For us Hungarians, paprika is a wonder," one of the competitors, local fast-food restaurant owner Imre Zseni said, while stirring a beef stew.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

With the extended international break coming up, they have three weeks to stew on this latest defeat.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

One slightly stranger favorite is ground beef mixed with minced mushrooms and a little mushroom gravy powder, which can become an excellent head start on stew, meatballs, meatloaf or cottage pie.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

All eyes around the table shot from Mrs. Wigginbottom’s flushed face to the bowls of hot stew before them.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

When dried and salted, guitarfish is used in soups and stews across Ghana.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

The fiery flavouring is a staple of dining tables regionwide, the obligatory accompaniment for everything from rice and peas, to curries and stews.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

Sal stews morosely amid bursts of threatening belligerence that Sonny tries to tamp down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

West Indian women stood by their pepperpot kettles stirring fragrant stews, while the hot corn girls walked up and down the street.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Beloved for its mildly sweet, nutty flavour and velvety texture, it later evolved into a party food, consumed as a jam or stewed with sticky rice balls in coconut milk.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 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

Crucially, I discovered I wasn’t using nearly enough wine or cream when I stewed mushrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

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

Mother would laugh when Father followed her around the kitchen repeating, I’m starved for stewed eel, tuyet sut, tuyit sut.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai

I considered basting the tomatoes in butter and stewing them down with miso until soft and glossy.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

The English players were still stewing four minutes later when Maradona proved that he was more than just a cheat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 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

We subsidize highways to the tune of $32 billion a year, only to sit on them stewing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025

“I call poor Fanny early this morning cause I know you been stewing about it all night.”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett


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