porridge
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"The recent hiring trend has settled into that not-too-hot, not-too-cold Goldilocks porridge zone of roughly 40,000 to 60,000 jobs a month," wrote Stephen Innes at SPI Asset Management.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Mygal makes her a bowl of semolina porridge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The trophy is a giant version of the traditional wooden tool used for stirring porridge, thick soups, and stew.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Sven is taking part in the main competition, where competitors must prepare traditional porridge using only three ingredients - oatmeal, water and salt.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
When he was one and a half, he’d refused to eat anything but porridge for months on end.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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Hygiene products like wet wipes, gels, soaps, toothpastes and porridges are also flying off the shelves in Poland, according to drugstore chain Rossmann.
From Reuters ● Mar. 16, 2022
She learns to cook the kimchi, stews and porridges she grew up with, finding traces of her mother in the rice cakes and dumpling skins within this supermarket.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2021
Because polenta and grits are both cornmeal porridges, it seemed a fun and tasty way to take the Italian-Southern food connection a bit further.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2019
Think of these porridges as soupy cousins to the more salady grain bowls that have become a staple of better-for-you cafés and fast-casual menus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2018
Mama was always cooking up nourishing broths and porridges for forgotten old men and pale young mothers—on days, that is, when she herself was strong enough to stand at the stove.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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