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sugar

[shoog-er] / ˈʃʊg ər /


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But she generally tries to limit how much sugar her children eat, in part because diabetes runs in her family.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

When former first-grade teacher Ranah Ahmed Burney saw it circulating, she was reminded of a student who wasn’t allowed sugar at home and had begun stealing cookies from a classmate’s lunchbox.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Don’t glaze them with honey or maple syrup — sugar!

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

Results for blood sugar regulation were mixed: some studies reported unfavorable changes, while others found no effect.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

She used a tiny metal spoon to stir the sugar in her tea.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

They are typically made with refined fats, oils, sugars, starches, salts, and other additives designed to improve flavor, texture, and shelf life, often while lowering nutritional quality.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

"An hour or two of exposure is enough to trigger glycosylation, or the binding of smoke to the sugars in the grapes," said oenology consultant Clement Prelat, who is advising winemakers in the area.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Sodha says that limiting each plant to 750ml of water a day produces "rich, highly concentrated sugars and aromas instead of water-logged, bland fruits".

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Fructose and glucose are two common sugars found in many foods and drinks.

From Science Daily Jun. 26, 2026

A single strand of DNA consists of a backbone of sugars and phosphates, and four bases—A, T, G, and C—attached to the backbone, like teeth jutting out from a zipper strand.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

"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

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

“While he can wag a finger as vigorously as the rest of his Boomer cohort, gentleness and twinkle have always sugared the Croz pill,” Eccleston wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 19, 2023

“Would they have paid that for sugared blood?”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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

From BBC Mar. 25, 2024

Stewart's "Daily Show" begat the version of late-night that holds sway over much of TV today: headline-driven segments sugaring information and politics with comedy.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2023

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

Peter Gregg, the founder of The Maple News and the maple sugaring classifieds, The Maple Trader, isn’t surprised that sugaring supplies have been selling out.

From New York Times Apr. 7, 2021

How many gallons—what a wonderful crop!—how perfect the sugaring weather had been for days and weeks.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen




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