butter

French butter, with a higher fat content than most of its American counterparts, tends to have a creamier texture and a richer, more complex flavor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

Looking back, I suspect my father had recently begun making a little more money, because that afternoon we bought two things I distinctly remember never having had before: Kerrygold butter and a jar of Rao’s.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

There was Ratwin’s fresh-caught finch fish, and toast with slabs of melting butter.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

In the center is the crème de la crème: Maison Bordier, the small artisanal house in Brittany whose butters sell out the fastest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

Influencers fill aisles in search of trendy nut butters and overpriced salads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

This countertop infusion machine automates every step—drying, decarboxylation, and infusion—letting you infuse oils, butters, honeys, and more without the usual guesswork.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 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

Roll it out cinnamon-roll style, spread with cream cheese, Parmesan, herbs and hot giardiniera, then coil, slice and nestle the spirals together in a buttered skillet.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

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

Often smeared on hot buttered toast, it tastes like a fishy, peppery paté, befitting the mock Latin name Osborn gave to it, Patum Peperium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

Chicken tenders, buttered noodles, the multi-billion dollar industries of American fast food and ultra-processed snack foods have created a category that didn’t necessarily need to exist.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026

She listened attentively, reached out and took a triangle of buttered toast from my plate and ate it as she listened.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Meanwhile, the buttering up risks making Mr. Trump look like a chump if the Chinese don’t give him something in return.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 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

“That’s because they don’t see us as anything else,” said Javier, grabbing the other biscuit and buttering it.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro