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bake

[beyk] / beɪk /
VERB
cook in oven
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He said that share prices seem to bake in that the company will move backwards rather than progress toward this benchmark.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

I was raised that you never return a plate empty so I’d bake something or add some homegrown veggies to the plate.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Spread them on a sheet pan and bake at 400°F for 8 to 12 minutes, tossing once, until crisp and deeply golden.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

The UK is set to bake in another day of 35C highs, with temperatures expected to remain at heatwave level until the end of next week.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

If Trevor and I were still friends, he could help me bake.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

As Europe bakes in yet another heatwave, German winegrower Florian Weingart has scattered straw on the ground to keep moisture trapped in the earth and protect his prized vines from extreme temperatures.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Analysts at KeyBanc suggested Monday that SpaceX’s stock price already bakes in sufficient optimism for the company’s ambitions.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: This unique multicooker air fries, bakes, slow cooks and more.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

He explained that he and his wife had visited her mother June at her home in Kent last month, before heading home with a tub full of her homemade bakes.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

“Those cookies are like one of the only things she knows how to make, so she bakes them all the time. I’m pretty sick of them.”

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

The pair had broken up the paint and raked flakes into the soil, but Evans said some parts were "baked" so it had been difficult to do so.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

It’s No. 2 for American beef, soy, baked goods, vegetables, prepared foods and condiments.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Riso al forno — literally “rice from the oven” — is Italian baked rice, an adaptable format in which partially cooked rice finishes with sauce and cheese.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Sobel, now chief economist at the independent Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum, walked me through why the yuan’s cheapness is baked into the structure of the Chinese economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

I think about it when we’re stuffing our faces with hot dogs and potato salad and baked beans, and when we’re just chillin’, sippin’ on root beers.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

This high-temperature firing process works somewhat like baking clay in a kiln, causing the zirconia particles to fuse together and form a dense, hardened material.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Drain, rinse under cold water and transfer to the baking dish.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

His apartment is baking and it is "impossible to live with all the mosquitoes."

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Niño, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

“The bakehouse. She’s been baking bread like mad.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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