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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

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

Instead, they argue for targeted relief - wartime-style subsidies for poorer households, especially for cooking gas - while allowing prices to rise for everyone else.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The property’s main restaurant, Night Hawk, is Mediterranean, with cooking by open fire, a Greek ruins vibe and seating for about 150.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

“Yes, I am just cooking some. Come in and rest.”

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola




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