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sugar

[shoog-er] / ˈʃʊg ər /


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“According to him, they had handcuffed him and given him a sugar test for diabetes,” said Fairchild’s stepmother, Denise Fairchild.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

It helps process nutrients, regulate blood sugar, and manage how the body stores and uses energy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Some protein powders contain high amounts of added sugar, artificial ingredients, and hidden stimulants.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Start by knowing your numbers, like your blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

“So”—his eyes grazed over the file in his hand—“today’s the big day! We’ll start Sir Fig Newton on insulin and get his blood sugar back in check.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

The researchers say dietary sugar may magnify the microbiome disruption caused by antibiotics because potentially harmful bacteria that survive treatment may be able to use those sugars to expand.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Behind the bar, yeast busily converted sugars into alcohol inside giant stainless steel fermentation tanks.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Means demanded stricter limits on added sugars, protein in breakfasts and 100% whole grain products, changes that roughly quadrupled the cost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Ethel had been found in a coma at 05:00 and her first injection of glucose to increase her blood sugars was given at 06:15.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

A large store of proteins and sugars must be present to mop up the poison and wring it from the body.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

"Nah, nah, nah. I used to use sugared hot water, before the days of hair lacquer. And I couldn't afford hair lacquer, anyway."

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025

Generations of rockers would strive to replicate the sugared hard rock of the Raspberries but Carmen wound up softening his attack after he parted ways with the group.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2024

Dip each in the turbinado sugar to coat one side; set sugared side up on the prepared baking sheet, nine per sheet.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2023

The ornamental use of sugared petals on a cake or eating them with syrup is also noteworthy.

From Salon ● May 4, 2023

They drank huge glasses of iced tea, sugared and garnished with mint leaves.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

"The sugaring season has come early this year and is still underway," he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2024

But she soon found that before she could provide services for clients, and earn more, she was required to attend trainings on such things as sugaring to remove unwanted hair and lash and brow maintenance.

From Reuters ● Oct. 17, 2022

The profitability of maple sugaring depends heavily on yields of actual syrup, which certainly hinges on the actual number of days that hover at the cusp of freezing temperatures.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2022

Tapping maple trees and boiling the sap into syrup — known as sugaring — isn’t a new hobby.

From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2021

“Why, thank you, Aibileen,” Hilly said, sugaring her cup.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett


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