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I have a liking for dark chocolate.
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There’s an image of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who was arrested in 2022 for not wearing her hijab to the Iranian morality police’s liking and died in custody under suspicious circumstances, tugging on the Grand Ayatollah’s beard with her hair free-flowing.
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Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
Working in batches or if your air fryer is large enough, fry salmon, broccoli and potatoes together for 10-12 minutes at 400F., until salmon is cooked to your liking.
Serve salmon with potatoes and broccoli and drizzle the remaining honey-miso mixture throughout.
—Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
The White House staff of roughly 90 people packed and unpacked the president’s belongings and stock and rearranged the White House to the incoming president’s liking.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Dec. 2024
While the Supra’s steering was a bit too vague and light for my liking, yaw response was top notch—the whole chassis followed each degree of steering movement quite well, allowing for pinpoint placement on the road.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
Working in batches or if your air fryer is large enough, fry salmon, broccoli and potatoes together for 10-12 minutes at 400F., until salmon is cooked to your liking.
Serve salmon with potatoes and broccoli and drizzle the remaining honey-miso mixture throughout.
—Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
The White House staff of roughly 90 people packed and unpacked the president’s belongings and stock and rearranged the White House to the incoming president’s liking.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Dec. 2024
While the Supra’s steering was a bit too vague and light for my liking, yaw response was top notch—the whole chassis followed each degree of steering movement quite well, allowing for pinpoint placement on the road.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Liking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liking. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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