: a carbonated soft drink colored usually with caramel and flavored usually with extracts from kola nuts
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cost-of-living adjustment
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cost-of-living allowance
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Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
New Sponsors and Catalog Rights Arguably, the biggest reason Swift hasn’t performed at the Super Bowl already is because of the cola wars.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
The brand also suggests using Crown Royal Chocolate in what sound like weird ways, mixing it with grapefruit juice, cola, and lemonade—all of which may very well be delicious.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
Stars such as Keke Palmer, Leighton Meester and Parker Posey have been moving away from darker brunette and cherry-cola tones toward the fiery hue instead.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2025
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The palate brings a fusion of orange-vanilla cola and Madagascar vanilla bean, rounded out with the subtle warmth of fig biscuit.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
New Sponsors and Catalog Rights Arguably, the biggest reason Swift hasn’t performed at the Super Bowl already is because of the cola wars.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
The brand also suggests using Crown Royal Chocolate in what sound like weird ways, mixing it with grapefruit juice, cola, and lemonade—all of which may very well be delicious.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
Stars such as Keke Palmer, Leighton Meester and Parker Posey have been moving away from darker brunette and cherry-cola tones toward the fiery hue instead.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Cola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cola. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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