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baking

[bey-king] / ˈbeɪ kɪŋ /


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Her husband can’t hold a job, so she starts baking cakes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

I find that popping them in the air fryer produces a crispier exterior than baking them in the oven.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

As temperatures rise to 36.7C in London, the paper says "it felt even hotter for Londoners baking on buses, sweltering on Tubes or sheltering at home".

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

The relative predictability of baking, putting together ingredients with a tasty outcome, anchors listless days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Perilee is baking one of her cakes, but I thought it safer if I brought sandwiches.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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