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Recent Examples of cornSweetness can be in the form of vegetables, such as corn kernels and red bell peppers, or diced fruit, such as pineapple, stone fruit or mangoes.—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025 That drops to one cent on the dollar for a wheat bagel and less than that for corn cereal.—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025 That means ending distortions on both sides: winding down corn subsidies while phasing out sugar protections.—Brett Kittredge, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025 Smoky mezcal cocktails swirl beside slow-roasted meats, heirloom corn tamales, and mole crafted with 25 ingredients.—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for corn
But editorial indulgence has resulted in such a sludge of footnotes and block quotes that the eye must often dismount and continue on foot.
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Book Marks
August 7,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
Blood is a surprisingly complicated fluid, in part because the red blood cells in human blood can form long chains, giving it the consistency of sludge.
If more goo is found, the goal will be to collect it without disturbing its oxygen-free environment, said lead researcher Cody Sheik, a microbial ecologist at Large Lakes Observatory.
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Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
The strawberries have a dull, squalid complexion, trapped in a strawberry goo.
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