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Those triple tier serving trays of sweet and savory treats might be the main attraction to the tradition of sitting down for a midday cuppa.
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Waitstaff carried trays of drinks, loud music blasted throughout the house and partygoers were snorting cocaine and using marijuana, according to the lawsuit.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
And when sitting by the private Retreat pool, trays of refreshments like popsicles or fruit skewers occasionally appear.
—Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024
The grid pattern is what differentiates a coffered ceiling from a tray ceiling, which would consist of one large indentation.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Waitstaff carried trays of drinks, loud music blasted throughout the house and partygoers were snorting cocaine and using marijuana, according to the lawsuit.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
And when sitting by the private Retreat pool, trays of refreshments like popsicles or fruit skewers occasionally appear.
—Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024
The grid pattern is what differentiates a coffered ceiling from a tray ceiling, which would consist of one large indentation.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
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During Wine Down Wednesdays, expect pairing deals like a bottle of wine and a loaded bruschetta plate.Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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In area after area, AI models, AI assistants and now AI agents are identifying patterns, solving problems, retrieving relevant information, automating processes and (increasingly) taking action autonomously to take repetitive work off of employees’ plates and create enormous efficiencies.Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Step 3 In a small bowl, stir together half of the Sichuan pepper oil, 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil, the oyster sauce, sesame oil, and remaining soy sauce and sugar and set aside.Lois Goh, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024
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Pho, a broth soup with rice noodles and meat, feels like a hug in a bowl, and is comfort food in any type of weather (even the humid summers).Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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Note: To halve this recipe use 3 cups broth, ½ cup pasta, 2 eggs and 2 lemons.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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Starbucks has released a new holiday cup collection as the company kicks off the fall season this month.Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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Place larger scraps and pieces on the bottom of the platter.Annie Krumhardt Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
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Everything was delicious, but the dessert was a local nectarine, in a beautiful little platter with a cute little knife.Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Our elections server room now requires double security.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Zeroing in on just the nearly 2.2 million servers and bartenders, half earned a mean annual wage of $36,530 last year, or $17.56 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Bob Woods, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Oh no, a runny casserole is such a disappointing sight to behold!Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
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Also high in protein, beans can be used not only in soups and stews but in wraps, veg and grain bowls, enchiladas, and casseroles.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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At the cafés and restaurants, the waiters knew enough to seat him by himself.Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Trump has promised mass deportations of undocumented immigrations to extend his 2017 tax cuts and slash taxes for many specific groups of Americans, ranging from waiters and police officers to Americans living abroad and caregivers.William Gavin, Quartz, 30 Oct. 2024
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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes do not need much water to reproduce and tend to lay eggs just above the water line in small, artificial sources of water, like buckets, pet dishes, fountains and bird baths, plant pots and saucers and old tires.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The Star Trek Beyond sequence showing the construction of the USS Enterprise: flying robots whizzing around a vast dry dock, and the starship’s iconic saucer taking shape as the score soars to a climax.Chris Turlica, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Tray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tray. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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