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Noun
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Go in a smallish group, belly up to the bar to put your name in, then order a strong drink if there's a wait.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Dec. 2024 -
With strong drinks poured and a lively DJ, we were transported to an afternoon at a snowy version of a Mykonos club.—
Madison Flager,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Dec. 2024
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In recent years, the Harry Potter alum has been open about his history of drug and alcohol abuse.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Marking the beginning of Prohibition, the amendment outlawed the manufacture, transportation and sale of alcohol in the United States as of January 17, 1920.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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The federal government has vowed retaliatory tariffs and provinces have ordered U.S. booze removed from liquor store shelves, meaning millions of Canadians would have to drown their sorrows with rye instead of bourbon.—
Stephen Maher,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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This includes about 170 grocery stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi, as well as the existing Winn-Dixie liquor store business.—
Dave Berman,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Canadian workers started pulling American booze off the shelves of government-run liquor stores in several provinces even before the U.S. tariffs went into effect.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Add that buzz kill to a flight of other challenges facing the booze business: Dry January – and its sober-curious companion in fall, Sober October – along with the thriving year-round embrace of lower-alcohol and non-alcohol options, especially by younger consumers.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Photos by Sinna Nasseri Day 2: European history, rum bars, and raw oysters The Marigny and the French Quarter are touristy but essential explorations.—
Jenny Adams,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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Order a frozen rum rummer, pina colada, or Sunset Margarita, then sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025
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Assess how overuse of medications, certain food ingredients, chemicals and environmental exposures contribute to chronic inflammation and disease. Evaluate the prevalence and risks of prescribing antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, stimulants and weight-loss drugs to children.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant, and its use has been linked to lower risks of type 2 diabetes and heart disease.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
12 Feb. 2025
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The driver was charged with operating a UTV while under the influence of an intoxicant, according to deputies.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
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But success is a great corporate intoxicant, and so Hwang has found something new to do with Lee Jung-jae‘s Seong Gi-hun (a.k.a.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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With items like party wings tossed in a Georgia peach and habanero sauce and juicy roasted hen with collard greens paired with timely tipples such as The First Snow (spiced rum, hazelnut liqueur, double spiced chai tea, cinnamon and heavy cream), travel day is downright tranquil.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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There are plenty of bars nearby for an after-dinner tipple.—
Jaymi McCann,
theweek,
9 Dec. 2024
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