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They produced a bumper amount of honey this year - enough for 150 jars of the sweet nectar - and local school children are helping design the labels.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

My question is short and sweet: What do I do with an extra $500,000 in my IRA?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

In “Death of an Ordinary Man,” Ms. Perry offers an endearing and achingly real portrait of her father-in-law: his set ways, gentle pleasures, sweet tooth and general contentment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

If that’s true, may Workman’s sweet, intoxicating humor hasten its arrival.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Her name, like the others, was well chosen: it comes from the Spanish word dulce, which means "sweet."

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

In contrast, higher consumption of sweets was associated with faster ventricular enlargement and greater hippocampal atrophy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

It was his idea to revamp his diet, cutting all sweets, processed foods and seed oils.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

At the Mubarakiyah market, Iranian vendors hawk sweets, including delicacies infused with saffron and tahini-based treats, drawing a steady stream of customers.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

In the main square, he handed out sweets, patted children on the head and assured them all would be fine.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

He walked over to the children and gave them some sweets and took photographs of them and they clamored around him and begged for more.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

"Conversely, the sweeter milk chocolate scent acts more like a hedonic reward cue, enhancing training volume by creating a highly pleasant sensory environment rather than by shifting basic metabolic hunger signals."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Now, it is finally giving U.S. drinkers something sweeter to sip on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Thinking of it that way makes life sweeter, too.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

It would be even sweeter to play alongside his brother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

“We’ll both sleep, and dream of sweeter days. Close your eyes.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Milo Manheim, who played Zed, shared a series of photos with the caption: "Love you Carlaboo, the sweetest, kindest, most loving person."

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

"Carla. The sweetest, most sparkly gal. You made every day better and brighter with your infectious positivity," Kinney wrote.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

It might be the sweetest thing I’ve ever tasted—and was the only drink I couldn’t finish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

These days, Thompson’s music is among the sweetest.

From Salon ● May 15, 2026

She spoke in her sweetest voice, but it wasn’t a question.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon




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