drink
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Wine was the least popular drink of choice when pitted against spirits and beer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Fed, which sets the price of every drink in the house, had a week, too.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Dan Schorr, a former sex crimes prosecutor, told the BBC that New York law still protects victims of assaults who have chosen to drink or take drugs.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Participants were randomly assigned to drink either water or commercially available diet beverages each day.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
They had taken them into the mill, bathed their wounds, and given them food and drink.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
Starbucks Energy Refreshers drinks, which are served cold, could be served up with a burrito bowl in the afternoon or evening at Chipotle, for instance, she said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
It has the best energy for an afternoon drink that accidentally turns into date night or three more drinks with your girlfriends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The room had been fitted out with six poker tables, a large prize wheel, seating areas, and fridges stocked with drinks and snacks.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The 104-week study found that NNS beverages, including diet soft drinks, performed similarly to water when it came to long-term weight management.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
I imagine airplanes that argue with their pilots, drinks that change the color of your skin, and aliens who study human beings in science labs—all when I’m supposed to be doing something else.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
If it shrinks, you’ll know who drank the 24 cents.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Partygoers drank champagne and snacked on miniature lobster rolls, and cheered when Jaguar played a video of the Type 01 driving through the streets of Manhattan and appearing to arrive at the venue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
“Hell yeah, I drank with him,” one of the men told NBC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
"From the age of 15, after I ate or drank something, I was gone, as if you're going to go into an operation," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
We drank greedily from the pail, not bothering to talk or even look up at the old man, who seemed to be enjoying the scenery while he waited for us to get our fill.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Testing by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation showed that two people had drunk from the bottle, leaving a mixture of their DNA.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
You’ve seen it, I’ve seen it, your second cousin who gets too drunk at every family wedding has seen it.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Raw and fermented milk is more widely drunk in rural areas.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Claire Danes nailed drunk acting from take one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
I take a long swig of my filtered water—Farmer and Ti Jean haven’t drunk anything yet—as we stride across a ridge through yellow grass.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
To prepare for the winter, the city has been building backup heating systems and stockpiling fuel, food and drinking water.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The family of a 12-year-old girl who died after drinking a milkshake made in an unwashed blender at a cafe have called for a dedicated rating that scores food businesses on their allergy management.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Of particular significance to San Francisco 49ers fullback Juszczyk and Dallas Cowboys tight end Ferguson is this sentence: “Recent celebrations imitating drinking a beverage will not be considered violations or result in discipline.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
SB 942 declares that detainees at state, local and privately run facilities have the right to medical, dental and mental health care; physical exercise; clean drinking water and functioning toilets; and other rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Zara’s got one in her hand too, but I know she’s not drinking it.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
