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caffeine

[ka-feen, kaf-een, kaf-ee-in] / kæˈfin, ˈkæf in, ˈkæf i ɪn /


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Caffeine levels in the bloodstream usually peak between 30 minutes and two hours after drinking coffee.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Caffeine blocks adenosine, a chemical that slows the activity of important brain messengers such as dopamine and acetylcholine.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

“It’s the caffeine in it. Caffeine, we are here. Caffeine puts a man on her horse and a woman in his grave,” writes Jake Barnes.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Caffeine has a time dilation on it so it could be hours that I’m in there or 30 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

A coffee bar is set off to the side, below a rustic-looking sign that says: Caffeine maintains my sunny personality.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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