sweets

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That was when the 30-year-old from Kettering adopted the mantra of "shy girls don't get sweets" and she ended up three shots behind.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 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

“All the sweets and all the terrors of human lot lay in his mind,” Emerson writes, “as truly but as softly as the landscape lies on the eye.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

She spoke of pastry shops selling sweets so enticing that barely any survived the trip home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Pickie was kept on a strict diet—no meats, sweets, or sauces.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock