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This outbreak seems to be in the sweet spot where a really bad outcome is possible if you get infected, but you’re probably going to be OK.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

“Horsegirls” might read on paper as too sickly sweet, but Meyering’s thoughtful direction and star Lillian Carrier’s performance keep it from tipping too far in that direction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

A sea level "sweet spot" roughly 10 to 40 meters above modern levels produced the strongest carbon burial.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026

“You can use it to trick your mind to think that a dish is sweet and reduce upwards to 20-30% percent of the sugar content,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

He looked so sweet and harmless that I forgot sense and stuck my finger out to him, as if he were a tame bird.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Afterwards, she said she was ready to quit tennis, but she quickly got over the disappointment thanks to a "couple bags of chips and some sweets".

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Seventeen days of drama, tension and pressure, all with the crowd so close they can touch the players – or offer them sweets.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026

There are stands offering Portuguese steaks, sweets, high-end wines, health-food tacos and the finest coastal oysters around, consumed around shared tables.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

"I thought Canada is safe," he said, next to sweets spread out on the boxing ring's mat, part of festivities marking the Persian New Year, called Nowruz.

From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026

As a chocolate fiend and our resident sweet tooth, Skid lived in a constant state of bewilderment that I was firmly committed to my Reese’s and/or other peanut butter and chocolate sweets.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

It would be even sweeter to play alongside his brother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

"For exports we prefer the NMK-01 variety because it has better shelf life, thicker skin, more pulp, and a sweeter taste compared to others," he says.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

The closed-end fund, Pershing Square USA, could raise $5 billion to $10 billion, and Ackman already has lined up $2.8 billion from a group of investors, who will get a sweeter deal than public buyers.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

At the funeral, the Rubinstein relatives show their preference for Sylvia’s sweeter creation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

“Did you ever meet a sweeter thing in your life? But I’m not pretty at all. I just have my mother’s strong features and I’m good with makeup.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Despite Mary’s misfit qualities, she exhibits a kindness that even the sweetest of her sisters, Jane, lacks.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

Wearing a light pink dress and a warm smile, “she looked like everyone’s sweetest grandmother,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

If he can carry it all the way to a seventh Premiership title it may be the sweetest victory of the lot.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 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

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

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke