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Recent Examples of cork
The 18th-century preservation process involved placing the cherries in dry bottles, corking them and then burying them under heavy clay, to protect the fleshy fruits from elements like mold and fungus.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 June 2024
Stubblefield bottled the sauce in old jam jars and Jack Daniel's bottles with the labels scraped off, corking them with a jalapeño.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
As the pressure rises, his brain jams downward through the only exit, corking bloodflow.
—Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
Cork Taint When a wine is described as corked, the culprit is something known as cork taint.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2023
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 June 2024
Stubblefield bottled the sauce in old jam jars and Jack Daniel's bottles with the labels scraped off, corking them with a jalapeño.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
As the pressure rises, his brain jams downward through the only exit, corking bloodflow.
—Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
Cork Taint When a wine is described as corked, the culprit is something known as cork taint.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2023
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Technical fabrications are still making an appearance with a lot of wind stopper luxe nylons but in shapes and silhouettes that feel more part of a rtw collection than a purely function purchase.Luisa Zargani, WWD, 18 June 2024
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Like O’Rourke, this debate will be one of his best chances to stopper any more losses.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2019
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Two romantic songs are bunged in, perhaps to give Triptii Dimri something to do; otherwise, she is mostly tasked with looking lovely.Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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And each subsequent image bunged into the algorithm could be used to lower the overall noise level.WIRED, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2023
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Additionally, 30 percent of the world's long rivers no longer flow freely due to damming and other modifications.Shannon McDonagh, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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An independent, damming report published in 2022 in Britain found that local police and officials missed numerous opportunities to prevent abuse in the grooming cases stretching back to 2005.Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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As thousands were evacuated from the area, the streets were clogged, and some people simply abandoned their cars without leaving their keys behind.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Cars clogged the road on Tuesday, all headed away from Pacific Palisades except for the emergency vehicles that wailed their way toward the blaze.Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Cork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cork. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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