butter
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You might have seen the caramelised biscuit Biscoff creme egg sitting alongside others in your local supermarket recently - a white chocolate version, Terry's chocolate orange, Lindt, Reese's peanut butter and more.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Martha Stewart’s recipe for Perfect Scrambled Eggs calls for just butter, salt and pepper.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Across the backends of the internet, cheeky characterizations of Norris-as-god still abound: Chuck Norris can believe it’s not butter, Chuck Norris doesn’t dodge bullets—they dodge him, Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
These include the Patriot and Thaad systems, which along with other missiles and munitions are the defense companies’ bread and butter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
The nankhatai end up being butter cookies, each with an almond sitting in the middle of it.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
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