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bake

[bayk] / beɪk /
VERB
cook in oven
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His forebear Moses Montefiore was a British philanthropist who in 1840 helped secure the release of imprisoned Damascene Jews accused of blood libel—the false claim that Jews used Christian blood to bake matzo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

She believes "the first bite of a bake is always with the eyes"

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

She also keeps a small purse of coins throughout the year in case her children need some change for non-uniform days or bake sales.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Bake: Pour into the pan and bake 50 to 60 minutes, until golden and a tester comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

“I’m sure they’re still good. Everything you bake is good. You’re going to win Kids Bake Challenge!”

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

Tasting the bakes, Lawson said the cookies had "too much cinnamon and bicarb", adding: "It's impossible to know what you are baking if you don't taste it."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

As Europe bakes in yet another heatwave, German winegrower Florian Weingart has scattered straw on the ground to keep moisture trapped in the earth and protect his prized vines from extreme temperatures.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

Analysts at KeyBanc suggested Monday that SpaceX’s stock price already bakes in sufficient optimism for the company’s ambitions.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

The kind who hosts, who braises, who bakes?

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026

She bakes her pastelitos de guayaba, the guava filling so gooey and sticky and sweet.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

A Turkish city cooked up largest-ever pot of baked beans, but no giant hot dog to go with it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

That night, Mom used the Rao’s in my grandmother’s baked spaghetti.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Then there’s the growing roster of online influencers showing off backyard chicken flocks and freshly baked bread, amplifying the pressure parents feel to produce healthy, home-cooked meals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

For that reason, the panel could not confirm the safety of a proposed expansion of sucralose use in certain baked goods.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

I think about it when we’re stuffing our faces with hot dogs and potato salad and baked beans, and when we’re just chillin’, sippin’ on root beers.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

That’s when Harvard, the school that helped give the world baking soda and the forward pass, cooked up its greatest piece of ingenuity yet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The description for the fundraiser remembered Rodriguez for his “easygoing warmth,” his affinity for race cars, baking and “a good cup of coffee.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The whole thing went into a greased 8-inch baking dish and into the refrigerator overnight.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

Gabe, 32, an artist, drag king and costume designer from the West Midlands is the self-styled "daddy of Birmingham drag" and discovered baking after watching the very first series of Bake Off aged 13.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Years of happy memories flooded me—learning how to ride bikes together, swapping our favorite graphic novels, baking cookies at my house, laughing and talking and planning and sharing.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence




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