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stirring

[stur-ing] / ˈstɜr ɪŋ /


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"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

It is that Jefferson who comes through in “Collection and Translation,” a small but stirring show at the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

By heating, stirring, and disrupting gas throughout the CGM, black hole jets can make it harder for that material to cool and fall back toward the galaxy.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Painful, for sure, but a prelude to a stirring second half from the striker and his new-old team-mates.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

I get into the kitchen, and my mom’s setting the circle table Auntie Idris keeps in the kitchen, and my dad’s stirring a pot at the stove.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

Celtic took care of Rangers on Sunday to set up the grandest finale, a round of fixtures on Wednesday and then the last stirrings on Saturday.

From BBC ● May 10, 2026

And everywhere the ambient stirrings of the 16-speaker Bang & Olufsen mega-audio with integrated noise canceling, featuring a “Quiet mode” that allows adults in front to talk without waking the kids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025

He left his role as CEO of WWE in 2022 when the first stirrings of those accusations began to circulate.

From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2024

Being around family — especially the teens — gave Donaldson the initial stirrings for the script she would write.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2024

For a long time I lay silent in the huge shadowy barracks restless with the sighs, snores, and stirrings of hundreds of women.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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