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Noun
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Similar to another Southern favorite, pimiento cheese, this dip is delicious with dippers like pretzel sticks, cucumbers, and celery.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026 -
Serve with dippers such as pita bread, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, radishes, and/or and celery.—
Hannah Agran,
Midwest Living,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Use marabou jigs, jigs tipped with one- to two-inch minnows and spoons for combing these deeper areas.—
John Phillips,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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Giggling, the girls ordered a pint of watermelon ice cream, requested three spoons, and dropped their last dime into the tip jar.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Freeling, second-round pick Lee Hunter and the rest of the rookies are making the most of being back in helmets.—
Mike Kaye
Updated May 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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Rail freight, a faster and cheaper alternative, was blocked after Zheng’s smart helmets were classified as sensitive dual-use goods, given the active conflict zones along the route.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Scientists say that shells of reptiles caught by children may have been used as ladles or digging devices by early humans over 100,000 years ago.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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While quickly whisking the eggs, add a few ladles of the hot soup to the egg mixture to temper the mixture and bring it up to temperature without scrambling the eggs.—
Hailee Catalano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One of this franchise’s calling cards in the early days was an extensive selection of bumpers, skirts, hoods, and spoilers for every vehicle, but Playground has seemingly poured more attention into extreme-yet-static Forza Edition cars rather than swappable cosmetics.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
14 May 2026
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Small tips, like the cut of hoods, or the excess arm space runners need in order to move, showed students how intricate even the simplest of pieces needed to be.—
Kaio Cesar,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Or serve it the way Grandma does—as part of a cold plate with scoops of tuna salad, egg salad, and pimiento cheese and finished with a nice handful of grapes.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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To prepare it, dissolve two teaspoons of matcha in ¼ cup cold water, then pour the mixture over two scoops of vanilla ice cream.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Plus, common violet leaves and blooms are edible and make intriguing salad toppers for anyone who’s interested in backyard foraging.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
12 May 2026
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Wide release indies rounded out box office toppers at 8th, 9th and 10th place, according to Comscore, all in week 2.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
10 May 2026
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“Skimmers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimmers. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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