: a carbonated soft drink colored usually with caramel and flavored usually with extracts from kola nuts
1
cost-of-living adjustment
2
cost-of-living allowance
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Jennifer Lutz, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
Consumers are drinking the traditional cola flavor less often, which poses a problem for a company that’s built itself around just that.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 21 July 2025
We were greeted with cola and lime, with an optional shot of rum.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 8 June 2025
This recipe turned Southern cola into a rich and moist chocolate cake.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
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Our appetite for cola hasn’t changed, our desperation to fight obesity, diabetes, and heart disease has.
—Jennifer Lutz, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
Consumers are drinking the traditional cola flavor less often, which poses a problem for a company that’s built itself around just that.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 21 July 2025
We were greeted with cola and lime, with an optional shot of rum.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 8 June 2025
This recipe turned Southern cola into a rich and moist chocolate cake.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
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“Cola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cola. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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