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dish

[dish] / dɪʃ /


NOUN
main part of meal
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In one dish he is served by a neighbor, Usnavy finds “pieces of a blanket normally used for mopping floors . . . beaten and marinated in spices and a little beef broth.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

That means that yes, there will be a Jell-O dish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

For example, fresh mango can add sweetness to a savory dish, while avocado contributes a rich, creamy texture.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

He said nowhere else in the world does the dish quite like the Brits.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

She gets strawberry and hot fudge in a dish, and joins me in the overlook.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

Order traditional Moroccan dishes to share so you can try a little of everything.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

It’s one of the city’s most traditional dishes: meat slowly cooked for hours in a clay urn with preserved lemon, garlic and spices, traditionally using the heat from a hammam furnace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Over the nine-week period, 'root-to-tip' dishes made up a third of total daily hot menu sales at the university.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Detectives then found a pattern of invoices, often for food items inconsistent with school meals, but matching dishes on the menu of his private catering business Flava 2 You, said Borges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

I choke down the whole glass of milk, drop the dishes into the sink, and lock myself in my room.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

He dished out six assists, swiped five steals and piled up 45 points.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

That means the money dished out by Manchester City during the 'asterisk era' will have reached people and bodies who work in the background of football deal-making and is difficult to track.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

He dished an assist to second-year forward Adou Thiero on the next possession, then knocked down his next shot, another three-pointer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 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

I stood in line behind one of the big hats and watched as the girl I knew as Renee, but whose real name was Love, dished out the food.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds

Many speak Russian, but also maintain their own native languages and traditions — dishing out their best gossip in the saunas while a Lakers game buzzes in the background.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

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

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

The rest of us remained silent while Mama finished dishing out the food.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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