High-Heat-Safe Alternatives While enameled cast-iron cookware is excellent to use for braising, roasting, baking, or gentle stovetop cooking, certain high heat applications like searing steak or blackening fish are best done in other types of pans, like traditional cast iron or stainless steel.
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Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
Each footstep sent up clouds of dust and ash, coating everything, including my mouth and teeth, in fine grit, blackening my snot and saliva.
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River Selby
August 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
It’s made with hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid and vitamin E, and it can even be paired with your favorite lip balm or gloss — without staining the applicator — for an extra boost of moisture.
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Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
As a natural stone, quartzite should be sealed to prevent staining.
There’s new leadership, new investors, and new games this time around, all in an effort to revive the brand without tarnishing its legacy.
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David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
The decision has vexed supporters of the program and of journalism in general, who charged Paramount executives risked tarnishing a media brand that has long sought to hold power to account and to probe events with an independent lens.
Bieber is known for creating soft lines in her makeup, often blurring out her lip liner with her fingers before topping it with a signature gloss, and opting for light, smoky brown eye makeup rather than bold liner.
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Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
25 Sep. 2025
It was filed as the White House has taken steps to exert influence in unprecedented ways on the department, blurring the line between law and politics at an agency where independence in prosecutorial decision-making is a foundational principle.
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