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Curators warn Sunday’s robbery highlights how public museums and libraries—hampered by tight budgets and aging infrastructure—have become soft targets.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

You don’t want them to become soft because their parents made their life so cushy.

From MarketWatch Oct. 23, 2025

The rice cake soup is made with a base of either beef broth or anchovy broth, seasoned and boiled with flat, oval-shaped rice cakes that become soft and chewy in the soup.

From Salon Jan. 11, 2024

To start, you place wedges of sweet apple and shallot on a sheet pan, toss with a little oil and salt, and cook until they have become soft, sweet and beautifully browned.

From Washington Post Sep. 29, 2022

When the day came the mood of the world about them had become soft and sad.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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