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sprinkle

[spring-kuhl] / ˈsprɪŋ kəl /


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Pour it in a pretty bottle, sprinkle some social-media buzz and you have a product that’s as much about joining a cultural moment as it is about the water itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

For a simpler option, sprinkle in a pre-made umami spice blend.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

It’s also his first record sung predominantly in Spanish — along with the occasional sprinkle of English and Korean.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

During a red alert -- the highest level -- the ministry advises people to eat light, stay indoors in the hottest parts of the day and sprinkle themselves with cool water.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

The rain was just a sprinkle, but dark clouds promised more.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart

I’ll add orange and espresso to that, and sometimes I’ll have them put sprinkles on top because sprinkles are amazing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"If you start out with pure vanilla ice cream but start mixing in sprinkles soon after, it won't be long until you can no longer find any pristine, plain, vanilla ice cream," Zhu said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Cake crumbles, graham-cracker crust toppings and star-spangled sprinkles are a whole other challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

A "chocolate doughnut Easter egg" triggers curiosity - a shell blended with shortbread and fudge pieces, topped with sprinkles.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

She tries to feed Alphie bread soaked in tea but he won’t eat it till she sprinkles it with sugar and when he’s finished he smiles and pees all over her lap and we’re delighted.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

Written by Phoebe Eclair-Powell, it comprises three stories over six episodes, with a longer mystery running below and the halting romantic do-si-do sprinkled on top.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

These systems have tics—em-dashes sprinkled everywhere, flattery, frequent resort to antithetical contrast—repeated until they become wallpaper, but the problem is greater than that.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

People sprinkled cat litter, got mats out of their own vehicles to place under the tires.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

The case came to light after officials from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety found reviews that diners had posted online with photographs of dishes sprinkled with ants.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Aloe spooned out some buljol on a plate, sprinkled finely chopped shadowbeni as a garnish, and handed it to Jam.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

Despite a sprinkling of votes for other players, Myha'la became the second casualty of the episode.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Lev Sercarz suggests adding it to eggs or sprinkling it on raw vegetables.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Spiegel says they brainstorm ideas for actors and themes based on what’s in the zeitgeist, tying the stories to specific moments in pop culture, then sprinkling in some evergreen stories throughout the year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Others were seen sprinkling water to cool them.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

Wherever they struck, they hissed and burst like clouds of dust, sprinkling the hull with specks of light.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee


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