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Noun
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Sprinkle 1½ teaspoons of the orange zest and ¼ teaspoon of the brown sugar on top of each half.—
Joe Yonan,
Saveur,
23 Jan. 2025 -
The palate opens to notes of fresh apple, lemon zest, and a hint of minerality.—
Liz Thach,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The key to its flavor is a balance of sweet, spice, piquancy and heat, which creates a balanced and addictive bite.—
Lynda Balslev,
The Mercury News,
17 June 2024
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While there are pops of piquancy in Landon’s script, her direction and the performances (with the exception of Woodard) fail to inspire much more than a shrug.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2024
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Paneer just has this wonderful, gentle expression of milky dairy richness, but without much pungency to it.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appétit,
22 Jan. 2025
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After five years, the pungency of Greek oregano wanes but the plant can easily be propagated from shoot tip cuttings.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
16 Jan. 2025
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Others have simply responded to the nit-pickers with some zings.—
Jordan Hoffman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Dec. 2024
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Get the Recipe 21 of 25 Southern Meatloaf Few meals are as warm and comforting as a good old-fashioned meatloaf, and this recipe adds a Southern twist with a zing of pimiento cheese.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2025
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However, this week’s surge showcases the underlying excitement from investors as Trump readies for his second term.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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Kamiya's feelings are understandable, as leakers often kill any excitement for product reveals while derailing the plans of marketing departments.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Since September, the Chinese government has unveiled stimulus measures such as monetary policy easing policies and plans to counteract the property market’s decline.—
Sofia Celeste,
WWD,
10 Jan. 2025
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Lastly, coupled with all else that is afoot in the wider market are some traders' hopes of an uptick in near-term crude demand from China as the market keenly awaits what further economic stimulus measures are taken by Beijing in the first quarter of the year.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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The filmmaker behind Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible movies has reason to believe audiences will feel the thrills behind the series' reportedly final film.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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With a formidable blend of political capital, financial might, and the ever-present thrill of meme culture, the path forward promises to be unpredictable.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The tang of Zing Zang transports me to the crowded confines of my grandmother’s wet bar, where the adults mixed batches of Bloody Mary’s as family slowly trickled in on Christmas Day.—
Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2024
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Flavor Red velvet offers a nuanced, luxurious flavor profile that entails sweet notes of vanilla balanced by a pleasant tang from the buttermilk and vinegar, all rounded out with a muted hint of cocoa.—
Darcy Lenz,
Southern Living,
28 Nov. 2024
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