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alcohol

[al-kuh-hawl, -hol] / ˈæl kəˌhɔl, -ˌhɒl /


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Instead, negotiations broke down and new trade actions — like the ban on Canadian alcohol that starts Tuesday — have been rolled out by each side.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

It believes relaxing the law would be more popular the further down the leagues you go, where alcohol sales could potentially provide a crucial additional income stream.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

A massive family-owned winery spanning San Joaquin and Sacramento counties is for sale after struggling to survive the Canadian boycott of U.S. alcohol.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

They also were required to seek permission from the US before purchasing luxury goods, including jewellery, alcohol and cars.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Eels have been taught to smell two or three molecules of phenylethyl alcohol.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Hydrocarbons and chemical compounds like industrial alcohols and plastics accounted for the bulk of Tehran's exports to Beijing.

From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026

From there, the researchers build the structure in stages, adding chemical functional groups, including alcohols, ketones, and amides, while carefully controlling stereochemistry at each step.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 22, 2025

There are also polyols or sugar alcohols - erythritol particularly has gained traction in recent years.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2023

Fermenting encompasses a range of processes through which microorganisms — yeasts, molds, bacteria — break down compounds in food to create alcohols, acids or alkalis, which in turn prevent the growth of harmful pathogens.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023

Many of these fractions, the sugars and starches, the alcohols and acids, the emulsifiers and stabi lizers with the strange names, will be made into food.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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