: 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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Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 10 Jan. 2025
As for hair colors, cherry cola like Dua Lipa's, golden silvers like Lady Gaga's, and espresso martini like Khloe Kardashian's will all be among the most popular, along with ginger spice, vibrant copper, moody browns and blended gray transitions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Drink Simple has a refreshing line of sparkling maple water flavors, such as orange cream, cherry cola and raspberry lemon.
—Ronny Maye, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Related Video Doja Cat Took Drip to Its Logical Conclusion
From bold shades of red like cherry cola and ginger spice to classic Old Hollywood blonde, there's something for everyone.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
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Taxonomic charts on the walls borrow the aesthetic of science but are populated with terms from the history of art and absurd twists: a bird is labeled with the names of 20th-century avant-garde movements, a shark is juxtaposed with a rolling pin and a cola bottle.
—Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 10 Jan. 2025
As for hair colors, cherry cola like Dua Lipa's, golden silvers like Lady Gaga's, and espresso martini like Khloe Kardashian's will all be among the most popular, along with ginger spice, vibrant copper, moody browns and blended gray transitions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Drink Simple has a refreshing line of sparkling maple water flavors, such as orange cream, cherry cola and raspberry lemon.
—Ronny Maye, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Related Video Doja Cat Took Drip to Its Logical Conclusion
From bold shades of red like cherry cola and ginger spice to classic Old Hollywood blonde, there's something for everyone.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Cola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cola. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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