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cooking

[kook-ing] / ˈkʊk ɪŋ /
NOUN
food preparation
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ADJECTIVE
going on
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What it will do is add a savory backbone that makes the entire skillet taste like you spent much longer cooking than you actually did.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

And, best of all: Each one concretely teaches a tip about budget cooking that can be applied to other meals.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

"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

Higher crude prices raise the cost of diesel, gasoline, cooking fuel, transport and food, while governments have limited fiscal room to cushion the blow.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Mom and I have been cooking almost every meal on our hot plate in the motel room.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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