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candy

[kan-dee] / ˈkæn di /


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But she’ll have candy ready for trick-or-treaters in honor of sweet memories she has of spending time with her aunt on Halloween walking around the neighborhood or mall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

With Halloween approaching, I sunk my teeth into the candy landscape.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

We want instant gratification, whether it’s a boost of dopamine from checking ETFs, or a sugar rush from eating candy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

"In the beginning it was very much a fascinating feeling of like a child in a candy store," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

“There is a rule about candy, and the rule is this: There is no candy allowed in school! None! If anyone dares to object, they ought to come see me right now!”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Hershey has faced similar litigation over other seasonal Reese’s candies, including ghost-shaped chocolates without depicted facial features and football-shaped candies that lacked the laces shown on their packaging.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

"I don't know how long we will be like this," said Stefani Garate, 26, who used to sell coconut candies on the beach.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Mars researchers figured out how to deliver convincing replicas of its red, orange and yellow candies using natural ingredients like beets and turmeric.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Claire Salinda: Your composition captures flowers, chamoy and other candies and fruit sumptuously arranged in and around a ceramic jar from LACMA’s permanent collection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

He was just going to make some nice candies for the kids.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

Finish the batter: Fold the dry ingredients into the wet just until combined, then fold in the carrots and candied peel, if using.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

And yes, sometimes that means recommending specialty ingredients genuinely worthy of a relative splurge: the good vanilla, candied citrus, Kewpie over the bottom-shelf mayonnaise.

From Salon ● May 12, 2026

Cake fillings of almond crunch and toasted pecan praline and candied lemon, while jackfruit and palm sugar bring distinct South-East Asian flavours.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

There’s the Ukrainian poppy seed cake makivnyk, the Middle Eastern hot chocolate sahlep, the Spanish nougat turrón and the Chinese candied fruit tanghulu, among others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025

“There is a gift for the boy in one of the chests. Some candied ginger. He was always fond of it.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Some confectioners infuse their candying syrup with botanicals, like bay leaves, rosemary or peppercorns, for added intrigue.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023

It’s subtle but transformative to know what sugar feels like in your fingers at different stages of candying.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2017

The skins can be kept in good condition for a long time in salt water, which makes it possible to wait until a large supply is on hand before candying them.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools by Ontario. Ministry of Education

For people had to provide for winter, and there was much pickling and preserving and candying of fruits, and storing commoner things so that they would keep well.

From A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Amanda Minnie Douglas

A little practice will enable the candy-maker to form objects that look more like violets than do the flowers themselves after they have been put through the candying process.

From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Mary Elizabeth Hall


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