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ale

[eyl] / eɪl /
NOUN
intoxicating, fermented beverage
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The ginger ale is flatly branded Canada Dry.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

I took a seat beneath Singapore’s second-oldest edifice, Caldwell House, built in 1841 for a clerk to the magistrates, and in Anglo spirit, ordered fish and chips with an ale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

The stolen items, which included steak and ale pies, turkey and cranberry pies and butternut squash pies, would have been enough to stock Tommy's Pie Shop for a week, according to the chef.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2024

I coughed up $15.99 for Wi-Fi—much more than most airlines charge—and $9.98 for Pringles and a can of ginger ale.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2024

I bust out laughing so hard that I spit my ginger ale into the seat in front of me.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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