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[jin] / dʒɪn /




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But those are made with Prosecco, while Chet’s Golden Hour spritz uses gin and bitter liqueur.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

But the silence has catalyzed non-Swiftie onlookers to gin up something decisively, inarguably odious to place at the singer’s feet.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

The Queen thanked Curtis and told him "this is my husband's favourite" after he handed her a bottle of gin from Wales as another gift.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

“It’s too late now to gin up something to harm a competitor,” Bill Savitt, a lawyer for OpenAI, had argued in his opening statement.

From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026

I thought of the doddering old war veterans who sat along the gallery in front of the cotton gin and spat their tobacco and bored everybody with the same stories they’d been telling for decades.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

Along the way, I acquired some new words in Korean, like bangsaneung for radiation and gan for liver.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2023

Datganiad o gefnogaeth gan yr Urdd i ffoaduriaid Wcráin.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2022

Then there’s the city’s signature dish, hot dry noodles, or re gan mian.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2020

Then the cousin laughed and they gan bei-ed.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 11, 2019

“I mean, there’s no on,* there, and nothing happening. The world only b gan today.”

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis

While Mr. Rees is keen to dispel the myths ginned up by imperial writers, he doesn’t prevaricate when the evidence shows that their fears may not have been entirely unfounded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

McCartney, 15, ginned up the courage to approach Lennon after his set; their bond was forged over a mutual passion for Little Richard and Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025

Spotify users who have been amused by these thrice-daily servings of word salad might be surprised — or, just as likely, not — to learn that the playlist names are ginned up by A.I.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

No drop of human drama hasn’t been ginned.

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2023

White suspected that Hale had ginned up the document while trying to obtain the insurance policy, and altered it after realizing that he had blundered on the date.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

It refers to ginning up the gene pool through tools like gene editing and A.I. enhancement, the argument being that manipulating genes can make us better, faster, smarter.

From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2026

They complained Bovino’s tactics were unnecessarily aggressive, ginning up opposition that put agents at higher risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

Here are some of the top suggestions for stretching dollars and ginning up extra income.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2024

“If you want to be able to keep ginning up Black Detroiters to vote, having some representation in the Congress is important.”

From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024

He had built up the ginning enterprise himself and overseen it through this seasonal spasm of mad activity for thirty years; he no longer had the slightest interest or obligation.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

"Our hearts are with the terrified children and the families anxiously waiting to hear that their loved ones are safe," GIFFORDS, a gun safety organization, said on X.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

By Sunday afternoon, the rumor had acquired its supposed smoking gun.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

San Diego County jumped into California’s sprawling ghost gun fight this week, suing a 3-D printing filament manufacturer it says hocks material for homespun firearms in violation of state law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

One ICE officer appears to be wearing a neon construction vest and carrying a large gun.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Like sprinters cued by a starting gun, Baker rushed into the barn with Conger at his heels.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson


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