confection
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Arguably most prominent was her role as the central of five ballerinas in “Divertimento No. 15,” Balanchine’s Mozart-inspired confection from 1956, where she displayed gyroscopic turns and air-filled, feathery footwork.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Anna Wintour, the Global Editorial Director of Vogue magazine, wore a feathery custom Chanel confection to her signature event.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
In sugar confection, products like gummy clusters have gained traction, while in salty snacks, better-for-you ingredients are fueling growth.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
In Philadelphia, it means something else entirely — a sweet, sugary confection that looks like a tiny potato but tastes like a coconut-cream dream.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
Now I saw he’d ordered the best thing in the house, this gorgeous, frothy confection of an earlier age.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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