butter
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It will not noticeably change the reading on a bathroom scale, and it would not affect how much peanut butter is required to produce a 16-ounce container.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Tatiana, the Afro-Caribbean restaurant at New York’s Lincoln Center, is one of the toughest reservations in the city, thanks in part to dishes like tender Wagyu short rib and head-on shrimp drenched in Creole butter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
It’s found in a softened honey butter alongside house-made focaccia and sourdough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Then the question becomes: What’s the point of retirement savings if you have more when you die than when you started retirement, and meanwhile you’re living on peanut butter and jelly?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Putty noses, horsehair wigs, and phony accents were his bread and butter, so to speak.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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She writes his speeches, manages his appointments and butters up an important colleague with the gift of a ceramic pig.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Try making your nut butters from scratch before adding in the chia seeds.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2026
Influencers fill aisles in search of trendy nut butters and overpriced salads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Specialty brands of compound and flavored butters are being sold for $20 each and $60 per bundle.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2025
“I can’t figure why you’d want to paint the cabinets, but whatever butters your biscuit.”
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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Roll it out cinnamon-roll style, spread with cream cheese, Parmesan, herbs and hot giardiniera, then coil, slice and nestle the spirals together in a buttered skillet.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Zoo officials made the announcement in a recent Instagram post that included a video of the little mammals known for their distinct scent of buttered popcorn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Charity Angél Dawson, who has performed in Broadway productions of “Waitress” and “Chicago,” buttered up the crowd between renditions of songs popularized by Ella Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
It’s a concept that works just as well in October as it does on a sticky July evening, with the curtains drawn, the popcorn buttered and a camp classic flickering on the screen.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2025
One of the few veggies I would eat was cauliflower, and Gay smiled whenever I gobbled it down with either buttered bread crumbs or a cheddar cheese sauce.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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“It felt a little bit like he was buttering us up,” Brockman testified.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Besides, Colby has long displayed a knack for buttering up his superiors.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2025
Maybe standing up for Wilson will earn Sutton a few more targets, and if that’s the case, perhaps rookie Marvin Mims Jr. should try buttering him up, too.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
They don’t have to stop buttering their bread, just pay a little more for it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2023
"Gravy on the turkey" was what she called it when someone was buttering her up.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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