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Add to those a declining catch, warming water which is pushing what Train called the lobster "sweet spot" out deeper and a shifting tariff policy, and Maine's singular coastal heritage industry is facing peril.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

In the title song, he provides a deceptively sweet melody but sings with a voice-cracking rasp, “I’ve fallen out of grace . . . / The sea has no mercy and I’m terrified of waves.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"It's very sweet, they all had a lot of questions but they all were very enthusiastic about the idea," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Chorizo-chicken corn chowder: Rich, cozy and full of sweet corn, chicken and savory chorizo.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Up and up they crawled, to where the air smelled sweet and the sun shone.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

In Kawasaki, on the southern outskirts of Tokyo, hundreds of machines at a venue operated by the specialist chain Benex are filled with bottles of soda, bags of sweets, and detergent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

One can practically taste the butter on their lips as Kirsten Dunst glides through ornate halls and indulges in raspberry-topped sweets.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The genre is known for sweets with distinct shapes, tastes and textures, all of which are made without artificial coloring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

In contrast, higher consumption of sweets was associated with faster ventricular enlargement and greater hippocampal atrophy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Papa, please take your medicine—and no more sweets today!!

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

For sweeter, earthier soups made with squash or root vegetables, I tend toward vinegars with a little fruitiness of their own, like apple cider vinegar or my current favorite, white balsamic.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

"I worked incredibly hard, showed a lot of grit and determination. I think these are a lot sweeter than the ones you win with ease."

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

"Conversely, the sweeter milk chocolate scent acts more like a hedonic reward cue, enhancing training volume by creating a highly pleasant sensory environment rather than by shifting basic metabolic hunger signals."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Game of Thrones” spinoff “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” doesn’t have the grandeur of its predecessor, but is just as brutal while also telling a smaller, sometimes even sweeter story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Whitby.—Lucy met me at the station, looking sweeter and lovelier than ever, and we drove up to the house at the Crescent in which they have rooms.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

It might be the sweetest thing I’ve ever tasted—and was the only drink I couldn’t finish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

"I know heaven has the sweetest kindest girl. We will miss you terribly."

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

These days, Thompson’s music is among the sweetest.

From Salon ● May 15, 2026

“He had the biggest heart and the sweetest soul,” the fundraiser for the family said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

Bo reached for her hand and gave her his sweetest smile.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke


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