as in alcohol
illegally produced liquor
one sip of the hillbilly's potent mountain dew left inexperienced drinkers gasping
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For instance, Persona creates a different flow for a person trying to verify their age to order alcohol on a food delivery app versus for someone applying for a loan.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025 -
Then the brewer will mill it to crack the grain, mash it to convert starches to sugar and finally ferment it, turning the starches into alcohol, Goss explained.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2025
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Don’t let the green mist tinged with white lightning and rotating cosmic orifices fool you, however: Ingesting psychedelic drugs is not recommended before watching this film.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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Above the patch is another white lightning bolt.—
Omari Sankofa II,
Detroit Free Press,
1 Nov. 2021
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If Mom’s skipping the booze but still wants something chic in her glass, Seedlip Garden 108 is the perfect pour.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Alcohol The research on alcohol and endometriosis is hazy, mostly because studies assessing usage and symptoms can’t typically tease out whether the booze preceded disease progression or if people dealing with the constant pain of endo are more likely to tap alcohol to cope.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
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McCown reiterates some pivotal bits of wisdom: two hands fixated on the ball in the pocket, no sacks on bootlegs, etc.—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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The audition tapes, too, were soon forgotten, aside from some incomplete bootlegs that circulated among die-hard fans and five songs released on the 1995 compilation album Anthology 1.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Mountain dew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20dew. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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