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cocktail

[kok-teyl] / ˈkɒkˌteɪl /
NOUN
beverage
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The majestic midfielder's World Cup legacy is a cocktail of important goals, balletic brilliance and hot-headed red cards.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

We’d get a cocktail, listen to the band and hang out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

My mom worked there as a cocktail waitress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The cocktail that broke the internet predated the release of his foray into food TV: “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.”

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

After a moment he emerged, his hair disheveled, holding the silver cocktail dress.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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