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Matlin said she was "absolutely gutted" about the passing of "sweet Kaylee Hottle."

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Either it’s the wrong kind, the light sweet crude U.S. refineries can’t use, which is a fair reason to sell it.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

The scientific research suggests that the sweet spot for caffeinated coffee consumption is generally between two and four cups a day.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

It’s both salty and sweet, without feeling overpowering on either end of the flavor scale.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

We sit at the table, and Lou’s in the middle of serving us some sweet tea when we hear loud thumping from heavy footsteps outside the kitchen.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Each mountain trek will be powered by noodles and Albie-Junior's favourite sour sweets.

From BBC May 13, 2026

WSJ: How are consumers responding to new restrictions on what shoppers can buy with food stamps, including sweets in some states?

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

Americans are shifting from traditional sweets, with chocolate’s snack consumption share down 2.6 percentage points since 2010.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

Laing, who is also the founder of sweets brand Candy Kittens, says that approach was intentional because "if there were three cameras and a set-up, it feels forced".

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

Then we stopped by a shack where brightly colored sweets were packed tight in glass jars, and you chose your favorite color—green.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman

It would be even sweeter to play alongside his brother.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

It’s essentially something between olive oil and olio santo, except it’s a little sweeter and less spicy.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

The anchor investors who plan to buy almost $2.8 billion of shares will get a sweeter deal—1.5 shares of the management company for every five shares of the closed-end fund.

From Barron's Apr. 27, 2026

Victory was made even sweeter for scorer Ben Waine by the fact that he is a boyhood fan of Sunderland's big rivals Newcastle.

From BBC Mar. 8, 2026

And always there is someone offering sweeter drinks, someone promising to keep them on a silver string.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros

It was hardly the sweetest strike, but nobody cared.

From BBC Jun. 14, 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

"The first title is always the sweetest compared to the others, but this eighth one is a kind of confirmation. Nobody would have thought that one day De Vlaeminck's record would be broken," he said.

From Barron's Feb. 1, 2026

His father stood in the doorway and Ben heard him say so that the whole family could hear, “You’re my favorite daughter, Ben. I swear to God you’re my sweetest little girl.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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