butter
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Instead, it was a layered cake made from whipping butter and sugar until it was frothy and then sifting in the dry ingredients.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
While some projects involved potentially meaningful research, Navatek’s bread and butter was R&D that went nowhere.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Jessie told Lamar that she’d like to eat some butter beans and cornbread later on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
“My daughter wants French butter as a souvenir—really!” the Florida mall manager wrote in a Facebook group for Paris travel tips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
I stroll through aisles of bean soup, almond butter, and other foods I don’t like until we get to the produce section.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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She writes his speeches, manages his appointments and butters up an important colleague with the gift of a ceramic pig.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: The Vitamix 5200 makes excellent smoothies, soups, nut butters and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Influencers fill aisles in search of trendy nut butters and overpriced salads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Serve these rolls alongside your favorite salted or flavored butters.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025
Mrs. Shainmark takes a scone and passes the plate to Mama, then butters her pastry with the thick cream.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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Zoo officials made the announcement in a recent Instagram post that included a video of the little mammals known for their distinct scent of buttered popcorn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Within minutes, the batter was ready, poured between buttered pans and thrown into the oven.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
Charity Angél Dawson, who has performed in Broadway productions of “Waitress” and “Chicago,” buttered up the crowd between renditions of songs popularized by Ella Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
You don’t need a microplane or a pasta machine to know its worth; even a humble buttered noodle is elevated by a curl of the real stuff.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025
Hot dogs, Doritos, ground beef, ice-cream sandwiches, buttered popcorn, graham crackers, and two Hershey bars.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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“People are being more differentiated, and employers are being more intentional in terms of how they use those budgets. There’s not a lot of peanut buttering, as there might have been in the past.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Before Musk decided to exit OpenAI, Brockman described his attempts to gain more control over the company, an effort that included "buttering up" Brockman and another co-founder, Ilya Sutskever.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Besides, Colby has long displayed a knack for buttering up his superiors.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2025
He also wasn’t shy about scolding dining companions who committed such sins as buttering their bread or not eating all their vegetables.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
I glance at Mr. Byrne, who is studiously buttering a baked potato.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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