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Serve with creamy refried beans and achiote rice for a restaurant-style meal at home.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 May 2026 -
Several hours ahead or two days ahead, plunge beans into 3 to 4 quarts of rapidly boiling water.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The College Football Playoff was supposed to provide some certainty in a sport that, for too long, based its rewards on unreliable polls.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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There is still a chance the primary could go to Thurmond, Duncan or Esteves, who have all reached a noticeable group of Georgians in late polls.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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And Chris’s salad ramen is a fun, riffable template to zhuzh up a single serving of instant noodles.—
Emma Laperruque,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 May 2026
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One tray of rice noodles and egg noodles held above proper cold holding temperature.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 15,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Over much of the past two decades in China, units that easily go beyond 1,000 square feet in the towering apartment blocks of exclusive districts sold out fast.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The gun battle between his security guards and the cartel took place just a few blocks from a police station.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Other award-winning sites include a place with a drive-in movie theater near Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, geodesic domes in Texas, safari tents in Kentucky, a secluded tent getaway in the Catskills of New York and a converted school bus outside Lake Huron in Michigan.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
18 May 2026
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The lush landscape is characterized by Mediterranean scrub dotted with dammusi, traditional stone homes with white domes that date back to the period when the island was ruled by Arabs.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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If the holes appear shallow, then they could be made by squirrels, looking for places to store nuts, or by skunks and raccoons, digging for grubs.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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Some foods - like whole grains, kale, nuts and seeds - are good sources of insoluble fiber, which helps keep digestion moving.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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Speaking of pates, Dunk also visits the blacksmith, Steely Pate, who offers to sell him armor for 800 stags, or cheaper armor for 600.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The tacos, including a colorful vegetarian version studded with nobs of cauliflower, are served on some of the city’s best corn tortillas, some blushed with pink from beets or green from the soft steel of spinach.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Occiputs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occiputs. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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