: a carbonated soft drink colored usually with caramel and flavored usually with extracts from kola nuts
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cost-of-living adjustment
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cost-of-living allowance
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
For example, some cooks use water, iced tea, espresso, or cola instead of coffee.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
The palate brings a fusion of orange-vanilla cola and Madagascar vanilla bean, rounded out with the subtle warmth of fig biscuit.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
New Sponsors and Catalog Rights Arguably, the biggest reason Swift hasn’t performed at the Super Bowl already is because of the cola wars.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
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The copper hair trend arrived in the wake of the cherry cola color obsession of 2024, with stars such as Leighton Meester, Keke Palmer and, of course, Emma leading the charge toward the warmer hue.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
For example, some cooks use water, iced tea, espresso, or cola instead of coffee.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
The palate brings a fusion of orange-vanilla cola and Madagascar vanilla bean, rounded out with the subtle warmth of fig biscuit.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
New Sponsors and Catalog Rights Arguably, the biggest reason Swift hasn’t performed at the Super Bowl already is because of the cola wars.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Cola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cola. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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