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cup of tea

NOUN
preference
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Or it turns out living abroad isn’t your cup of tea after all.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

Horror isn’t my cup of tea, and I do my best to steer clear of feminine rage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

From shushing audience members to returning for a cup of tea at the height of his fame, Barlow certainly left his mark on the small Flintshire community.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

"At some point, I think everyone's going to go to sleep, and before that, we're going to have a cup of tea," she said, adding that "when people are stressed, they like to feed people".

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

“Here. Let me grab a cup of tea, and then I’ll tell you what I know.”

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks




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