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There’s a difference between feeding the hungry and subsidizing someone’s sweet tooth.—Editorial, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026 Some thieves in Europe must have had a sweet tooth.—Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026 Built on a foundation of passion — and a serious sweet tooth — by Carrie and Brian Cieslak, the business has developed more than 100 flavors over time, with about 20 to 25 available at a time, according to previous reporting by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026 Putting the sweet tooth to the test For the study, researchers divided 180 people into three groups and exposed them to different levels of sweetness from sugar, naturally-sweet foods, and low-calorie sweeteners.—Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sweet tooth