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Boldly flavored and headily spiced with just cinnamon, cloves, black pepper and, yes, a lot of fresh ginger, it is simplicity exemplified, coming together quickly and without a mixer.

From New York Times Nov. 8, 2021

In the headily abstract terms by which he functioned, his career can be defined as just that.

From The New Yorker Jul. 15, 2019

Each day’s entry in Julavits’s exquisite diary pitches recklessly and headily into the essay it will become, a meditation on desire, perhaps, or ghosts, or time.

From New York Times Nov. 27, 2015

It’s the couples holding hands and blocking the thoroughfare, headily caught up in the glow of their own romance.

From The Guardian Aug. 15, 2015

"I—don't—care—" he was beginning headily, but she wrenched her hands free, and, eluding him, plunged into the excited group at the other end of the room.

From The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House Or, doing their best for the soldiers by Hope, Laura Lee




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