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Condensate is used to dilute oil sands’ output, which can be as thick as peanut butter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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

Tightly stacked rows of paper-wrapped butter sit in a wall of refrigerators at the heart of the food hall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

I investigate the sacks from Mrs. Krawiecka, and there are four kilos of beans, four kilos of flour, kasha, butter, salt, a sack of potatoes, and two cabbages.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

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

WSJ | Buy Side: The Vitamix 5200 makes excellent smoothies, soups, nut butters and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

It’s also a perfect moment to sneak in some supportive protein: protein powder, silken tofu, or nut butters.

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026

“I can’t figure why you’d want to paint the cabinets, but whatever butters your biscuit.”

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Top them on warm, buttered toast for a hearty breakfast or on pizza for a kick of umami.

From Salon ● May 1, 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

A standard feature is the halo, a clearly defined sphere that sits like a buttered bonnet on the head of the saint.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 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

“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

Besides, Colby has long displayed a knack for buttering up his superiors.

From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2025

Maybe standing up for Wilson will earn Sutton a few more targets, and if that’s the case, perhaps rookie Marvin Mims Jr. should try buttering him up, too.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 17, 2023

They don’t have to stop buttering their bread, just pay a little more for it.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2023

Tom had the wheels off the buckboard and was buttering the axles with yellow axle grease.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck