Example Sentences

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WSJ: Starbucks is changing a lot—the chai, the loyalty program, the Refreshers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

“Next month, we’re building on that passion with a new era of beverages, featuring a variety of Refreshers and crafted sodas rolling out nationwide.”

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Similar to Starbucks’ signature Refreshers, Luckin’s Solar Breeze is more juice-heavy and features a citrus blend of blood orange and grapefruit juices.

From Salon • Jul. 27, 2025

Beverage creativity is bubbling up in specialty bars, on Instagram in #cottagecore feeds, on TikTok under “Dirty Sodas,” and even in mass market teas like the Starbucks Refreshers series.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2022

In 2010, the US private equity firm Blackstone snapped up the UK's largest independent sweet manufacturer, Tangerine – the business behind sweets like Fruit Salads, Refreshers, Dip Dabs, American Hard Gums and Jelly Babies.

From The Guardian • Feb. 5, 2013