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Fill a shallow, wide vessel—even your grandmother’s punch bowl will do—with just enough water to submerge the stems (about 1 to 2 inches, depending on your container).
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
Normally, a company trading at approximately 24x forward earnings, with 20%+ forecast revenue and earnings growth, would seem quite compelling, but not so much if the government takes away the punch bowl.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Transfer the eggnog to a punch bowl.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
During the late summer harvest, the air was a punch bowl.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
Normally, a company trading at approximately 24x forward earnings, with 20%+ forecast revenue and earnings growth, would seem quite compelling, but not so much if the government takes away the punch bowl.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Transfer the eggnog to a punch bowl.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
During the late summer harvest, the air was a punch bowl.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Punch bowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch%20bowl. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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