alcoholic
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The response targets various alcoholic drinks and dairy products like whey, according to a series of White House statements signed by the president.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Senior officials last month described the planned 50% tariffs on Canada as a response to the country’s discrimination against U.S. alcoholic beverages, U.S. dairy products and U.S. motor vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
A report from Nielsen last year noted that more than 92% of people who bought nonalcoholic drinks also bought alcoholic beverages as well.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026
Constellation Brands said higher gas prices and economic uncertainty dampened sales of its alcoholic beverages after a promising start to its recent quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The smell of Charles—damp, alcoholic, sweet with the linden-water he used for shaving—hung heavy in the air.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Children of alcoholics are most often on high alert trying to anticipate other people’s feelings, so they can try to head off problems or incidents before they become overwhelming.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2022
Her roughly 161,000 followers include former Mennonites, retired police officers, knitters, cat owners, recovering alcoholics, vegetarians, atheists and women married to women.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2022
The decision not to entirely fictionalise the island was deliberate: it isn’t renamed, and there is a reference to its former owner, Frederick Charrington, a 19th-century social reformer who created a community for recovering alcoholics.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 7, 2020
Some advocates trace L.A.'s failed policies to the city's 1975 "containment" policy on skid row, long the haven of last resort for alcoholics, the unemployable and disabled people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2019
When the question "Why are there fewer alcoholics in China, Korea, Japan, and India?" was asked, answers were sought in culture.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin
