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cooking

[kook-ing] / ˈkʊk ɪŋ /
NOUN
food preparation
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ADJECTIVE
going on
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"There is no way I could have ended it better than this. I want to have some more babies and I have to get cooking," added Rousey.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Other food orders, at times, would sit in windows too long and get cold, so staff would have to throw them away and remake them, while still cooking more shrimp.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

When cooking with oils or fats, people should avoid very high temperatures and use a ventilation fan when possible.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The kind of meal that costs very little, takes almost no time and yet manages to feel deeply, specifically satisfying — which, to me, is one of the highest forms of home cooking.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Coal had been awake long before the cooking and banging started.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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