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dish

[dish] / dɪʃ /


NOUN
main part of meal
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The ability to grow hindbrain neurons in a dish could allow scientists to study what goes wrong in these diseases with far greater precision.

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

People stop by Amadou Gaye's shack at the market in the western town of Sukuta to use his small electric mill to grind millet for cooking porridge or the local steamed grain dish called chere.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

He’s an incredible player and I think everybody just brings an ingredient that we didn’t have before, so that when all the ingredients come together, it’s kind of like a masterful dish.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Rhys owns a 1939 wooden cruiser boat, which shares its name with a famous Welsh dish.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

She carries a big dish of the spicy chicken and rice and a bowl of yogurt to the dining table.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

Cardoso said he obsessively tweaked dishes daily, aiming to find finishing touches that could separate Skywalker Grill as a museum restaurant and allow it to stand as a destination of its own.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

The storyline is inscrutable, but Walters displays real range, gazing forlornly in the rain, hurling dishes at a wall, grinning and giving high-fives when a family takes him bowling.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

As part of the changes, deep-fried chips will have to be oven-baked instead, and pasta dishes will need to be 50% wholewheat once a week.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

On set, the show’s living room had a breakfront with blue and white dishes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

That’s the kind of family we are—the kind to wash dishes before putting them into the dishwasher.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

The Financial Times's Danny Leigh dished out three stars, saying it paints a "portrait of tech rendering the young both sadder and meaner".

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

She also dished out some tips for renovating your own space, telling fans, “You don’t have to do it all in one day. Start with the key pieces and build outward.”

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

Elwes, who stars in the new Peacock crime series “M.I.A.,” also dished about the nickname Marlon Brando gave him and what he lost in the L.A. wildfires.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

AFP takes a look at what lies ahead for Yoon, as well as the punishments already dished out to his associates.

From Barron's Feb. 16, 2026

Every now and again, a plain grey cardboard box was dished out to each boy in our House, and this, believe it or not, was a present from the great chocolate manufacturers, Cadbury.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

Plus, the Pentagon is dishing money to high-tech defense startups, and JD and Usha Vance welcome a new son.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Hari certainly understands this; she regularly posts content on how to avoid eating food grown with Roundup, dishing out advice like “buy local & ask about pesticides” and “grow your own food.”

From Salon May 1, 2026

Smart returned for the final two games, dishing out 17 assists while the Lakers tried to keep their offense afloat without Doncic and Reaves.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

Whether its dishing out billions to build out the infrastructure to power AI, or investing in new AI products to try to improve productivity, companies are investing massive amounts of money on AI.

From Barron's Apr. 21, 2026

I walked over to Raheem, who was dishing out eggs to the line of kids at the table.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon




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