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butter

[buht-er] / ˈbʌt ər /


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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

Spoon it into a bowl, swirl in jam or honey, maybe a little peanut butter or melted chocolate, and a pinch of salt.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Amazon is now awash with squishy products: There is a cheese squishy, glitter dumpling squishies and even a squishy that resembles a stick of butter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The possible answers were plain flour, salted butter, egg yolk and double cream.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

I slice the rest of the bread with a scraping of butter for the children and call the women to the kitchen.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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