butter
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Bagels only come whole, accompanied by personal tubs of cream cheese or butter, available in a constantly changing roster of flavors, for dipping of bite-sized chunks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
The bread and butter of a direct lender like Ares Capital is lending to companies acquired by private-equity firms.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
I also had a few cloves of garlic, sticks of butter and fresh lemons.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
The main course was a classic dover sole meunière, bathed in nutty brown butter.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 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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