as in mountain dews
illegally produced liquor
college students secretly mixing up a batch of white lightning in the school lab
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Sugar Alcohols Sugar alcohols like xylitol, sorbitol, and mannitol are low-calorie sweeteners that are sometimes used as sugar substitutes.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
24 Sep. 2025 -
Check the nutrition facts label to see if a product contains sugar alcohols and how much.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
24 Sep. 2025
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And that means passing up scramble lanes on bootlegs and dirting the ball in the face of free rushers.—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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There’s also a vast, vast world of Radiohead concert bootlegs to explore.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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“White lightnings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20lightnings. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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