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confection

[kuhn-fek-shuhn] / kənˈfɛk ʃən /
NOUN
sweet food
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Since 2019, sugar confection has gained 1.1 percentage point in market share, Baumgartner says, noting that Gen Z consumption is running about 25% higher over the past five years.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Salty snacks and sugar confection are gaining share, with health trends and GLP-1 drugs influencing consumer choices.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

It’s a bright and shiny synthpop confection with a steady 4/4 house beat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

The band’s haunting tribute to the Carpenters, “Downey CA,” appeared on 2000’s “Sound of Water” — an icy, melancholy confection, possibly the most fully realized album of its career.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

She was breaking her fast on a bowl of cold shrimp- and-persimmon soup when Ini brought her a Qartheen gown, an airy confection of ivory samite patterned with seed pearls.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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