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[kook] / kʊk /




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For the judges, hours spent watching contestants cook also reveal something beyond culinary ability.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

If he was sitting next to me on a plane and asking for single-parenting advice, I’d tell him to find someone to teach him how to cook.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Ultraprocessed foods are often cheaper than ingredients used to cook from scratch, and they’re often easier to access.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

And everyone says, “Ooh, yummy Ottolenghi,” and everybody goes home and does the same thing next time and it’s all a huge conspiracy to destroy people’s ability to cook.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

The only sound I heard was the slow hissing of the tea kettle on the cook stove.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Make the cornbread crumbs: While the squash cooks, tear the cornbread into roughly pebble-size pieces by hand, or pulse it briefly in a food processor.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

In Çekirge’s view, any link to the past, combined with habits passed from one generation of cooks to the next, make lasting change difficult.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Michelle is still eating fruits and vegetables, but only ones she cooks.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

But the gesture that surprised him most, Salazar said, may have been the time that one of Fanara’s cooks couldn’t get to work because his car’s engine blew up.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Who cooks broccoli at this time of the morning?

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell




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