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cooking

[kook-ing] / ˈkʊk ɪŋ /
NOUN
food preparation
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ADJECTIVE
going on
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Zhang has been trying to save by cooking more at home, or at least picking up his fast food rather than paying for delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

You’ve been cooking up a new concept called Tempo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Routine tasks - assigned on a rota 24 hours a day, seven days a week - included cooking, cleaning, ironing, shopping, looking after Brain's young daughter, and walking his dog.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

It is a region where traditional gender roles define women as the main providers of childcare, cooking and cleaning, and where firefighting is a male domain.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Aunt Melissa insists on cooking a celebratory my-brother-is-no-longer.unemployed dinner for Dad.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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