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taste

[tayst] / teɪst /




NOUN
capacity to sense flavor
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Even so, the way it ended leaves a bit of a bitter taste.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Hall of Fame Badgers coach Barry Alvarez remembers Eck being a great listener and kept him on as a graduate assistant, giving him his first taste of coaching.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The philosophy is pretty simple: I’d rather spend my energy making vegetables taste wonderful than spend all that time chopping them.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

He got an early taste of activism at 13, protesting against plans for a high-speed rail link to mainland China.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

If it smells interesting, he thinks, it must taste good.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

But at the same time, it reflects the expanding tastes of a diversifying nation, borrowing flavors from all over the world.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Bill Doss, Will Cullen Hart, Jeff Mangum and Robert Schneider were music fanatics and budding songwriters whose tastes ranged widely but overlapped in the realm of psychedelic rock and pop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The Fable’s crowd and the songs they choose are eclectic, spanning generations and musical tastes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Cells responsible for detecting salty and sour tastes use different signaling mechanisms that do not depend on PLCβ2, potentially allowing those sensations to remain intact even when other taste signals are disrupted.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Soda tastes better with sweat, in my opinion.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

If artillery was firing, the water tasted bitter and was undrinkable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Soon after arriving in Dover, he tasted fish, chips and mushy peas for the first time in almost three decades.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

She said that they tasted like a “minty, gel-ish Fruit Roll-Up” and that she slept well despite the jet lag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Bavuma, who tasted defeat as captain for the first time in this match, allowed the game to drift on day two as Australia extended their score from 124-6 to 390 not out.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

It was translucent and tasted like red grape, only sweeter and deeper.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

But when the 58-year-old returned to eat leftovers at lunch, she noticed bright green granules in the food and that her tongue felt numb after tasting it.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Among the one-star recipients is Arkhé in Norwood, which specialises in open-fire cooking, while Aptos in Adelaide serves a tasting menu focused on native Australian ingredients.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Barbera d'Asti, "traditionally dominated by notes of cherry and plum, is increasingly evolving toward more concentrated aromas of blackberry and blackcurrant", Garberoglio said after a tasting.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

A 40-year-old winery, Rosenthal - The Malibu Estate, announced it will begin closing down this week after its tasting room was destroyed in the 2025 Palisades fire, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

He let them stew for close on an hour, testing them now and again with his fork, and tasting the broth.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien


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