sugar cubes

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For a more autumnal spin, I tuck in about ½ cup of cubed, softened butternut squash, a sprinkle of brown sugar, cubes of manchego, and a few torn sage leaves.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

Deadly jellyfish, tiny and iridescent, like sugar cubes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

“My mom took me for my vaccines. We would get our injections there for free. We would get our polio sugar cubes there for free,” said Pastides, an epidemiologist.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2020

WaistlINE: How you learned that a glass of zinfandel has more calories than 12 sugar cubes.

From Washington Post • May 14, 2020

I stay in the infirmary for as long as I can, and with the sugar cubes and food and rest from work, my body gradually grows stronger.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung