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cooking

[kook-ing] / ˈkʊk ɪŋ /
NOUN
food preparation
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ADJECTIVE
going on
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Some are paying gig workers to record themselves cooking dinner and doing laundry.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Indian businesses are facing cash-strapped consumers, reeling from shortages in cooking gases, and seeing sharp spikes in cost of living and lower remittances.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Alone for the first time in 30 years, she began using credit cards on items to help her cope, such as cooking equipment for a baking hobby and new jeans after she lost weight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

That means the fish aren’t sterilized by cooking before they are packaged and sealed.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

And it was a good find: maps, cooking pots, a sword, a gun.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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