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cup of tea

NOUN
preference
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To embody Conrad, 73-year-old Brosnan had a process: "You sit quietly with a cup of tea, and you read the script, and you read the script many times over."

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

"The work was certainly not everyone's cup of tea, but I protected a part of society from some very dangerous people, and I think I did a good job," he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

While vast clouds of flying bugs might not be everyone's cup of tea, scientists have been delighted to find that the Bogongs are back.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

It's hard to imagine this man, quietly sipping a cup of tea in his slippers, commanding crowds of thousands.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

I have to send Helena for two buckets of water to clean the floor, and I can only hope Mrs. Krajewska thinks my supervisor and I are drinking cup after cup of tea.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron


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