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pastry

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as in dessert

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Recent Examples of pastry Its second-floor Library Lounge offers a place to grab coffee and pastry by daytime and wine and cheese at night, along with a full bar. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026 From small pop-ups by home bakers to award-winning pastry chefs, here are some of our favorite places to stop for a cookie. — Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Stop at Mazama Coffee + Roastery for coffee and a pastry, browse the shops, or grab a beer at Barber Shop. — Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026 In 1824, Angelo Marchesi opened his pastry shop on Via Santa Maria alla Porta, at the intersection with Corso Magenta, just a short walk from Milan’s Duomo. — Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pastry

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Casual all-day diner Café Mix on Level 1 offers buffets and appeals to sweet tooths with its dessert station and chocolate fountain.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Why green scents are replacing sweet gourmands After years of vanilla, caramel and other dessert-adjacent gourmands dominating the fragrance market, shoppers are turning toward botanical and herbaceous profiles.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of dessert

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The robbers were under the impression that the warehouse held foreign currency but instead found 6,800 candy-bar-sized gold ingots alongside diamonds, travelers checks, and precious metals.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Foods to Avoid Kash says foods high in sugar, like pastries, candy, and sugary drinks, will cause those midafternoon energy crashes.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of candy

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Around the corner from Southside Super is Osaka-Ya, a Japanese confectionery shop.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Russian drones hit three major distribution centers, destroying depots belonging to a toy store chain and a confectionery company, and damaging another run by an electronics retailer, the companies said.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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