sweet
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Flavors include pineapple, black cherry, and my favorite, grapefruit—which is tart without being overly sweet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
A sippable sweet treat: Refreshers—a nebulous class of drinks similar to lemonade or smoothies—are taking over menus from Starbucks to McDonald’s.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Spicy, sweet and curiously chewy, Chinese latiao -- literally "spicy strips" -- are made by cooking wheat flour dough at a high temperature and pressure.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Inside, tuna and onion cooked slowly until savory hits sweet, almost caramelized.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
And I stayed trapped in this awful knowledge that Traveler had sent that sweet message to Rachel Allan.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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She co-owns Sweet Emporium where she is busy serving customers sweets and ice creams in the hot weather.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Catherine, meanwhile, had run to seed and spent as much time as possible lying in bed eating sweets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 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
The meals - simple but filling - include meat curries, flatbreads, kebabs, fruits and sweets, reflecting Lucknow's rich culinary tradition.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
The shelves were laden with snacks and sweets, which we were not allowed to touch.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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“Game of Thrones” spinoff “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” doesn’t have the grandeur of its predecessor, but is just as brutal while also telling a smaller, sometimes even sweeter story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 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
“They are in a much sweeter spot for a big tax refund season and a middle income and up geared stimulus. And they’ve got easy comparisons,” he said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
Tenney, who was sweet and funny on “The Closer,” and who we don’t see enough of these days, is sweeter and funnier here, and gets to sing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
Younger than Marei, sweeter than Dancy, more beautiful than Alayaya, she’s all I need and more.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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Now the 74-year-old club legend walks away - if indeed he does walk away - with a Premiership and Scottish Cup double which will go down as one of their sweetest, given the circumstances.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
These days, Thompson’s music is among the sweetest.
From Salon ● May 15, 2026
“He was the sweetest most gentle and shy soul with a quiet strength that touched everyone around him,” the club said in a social media post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 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
“Now, Pop Harris’s mother, Millie, she was the sweetest woman on earth. Took care of everything and everybody, includin’ me.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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