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curry

[kur-ee, kuhr-ee] / ˈkɜr i, ˈkʌr i /
NOUN
food seasoning
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VERB
prepare
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So, once I’m home, I’ll prep a chicken curry so it can sit in the marinade for a day.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Later, merchants and government officials sponsored larger and more elaborately decorated caves to curry karmic favor on their journeys, as well as to promote their particular religious and aesthetic visions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

The restaurant makes eight varieties of potstickers in-house, including kimchi pork, curry chicken, butternut squash and shrimp, and vegan options like tofu with mushroom and kale.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

Take a stroll along the high street in Broughty Ferry and you are spoiled for choice when it comes to cafes, clothes shops and curry houses.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

When I came home from work there was a potato peeler in the kitchen drawer, and a tablecloth on the table, and chicken curry made with fresh garlic and ginger on the stove.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

A treat for anyone who loves a little wordplay: Can you think of an 11-letter phrase that describes some curries or romances?

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

Tomato already knows butter from ghee-rich curries, grilled cheese dipped in tomato soup and Marcella Hazan’s famously spare sauce.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

Smoky, charcoal-grilled meats and fragrant wok-cooked tomato curries sizzling over an open flame.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Lamb is often Muslim consumers' meat of choice for family occasions and festivals like Ramadan and Eid, while mutton is a popular ingredient in curries and stews.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2026

A tali was brought out piled with boiled ducks’ eggs, crisply fried pooris, dal, rice, curries, chapatis, mango chutney, and many kinds of sweets.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

These rice rolls, siu mai dumplings, egg waffles, and curried fish balls, the classics remain.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

"For the next week we just had tuna every day, it was a bit like Forrest Gump and the shrimp, we had curried tuna, fried tuna, battered tuna, beer-battered tuna, raw tuna."

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

He curried favor in Abu Dhabi by backing a local tech incubator and building personal ties to the royals via a circle of well-connected friends on the city’s luxurious Saadiyat island.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

And Mullenweg’s story curried even more skepticism on Oct.

From Slate Oct. 11, 2024

Harry curried Ulysses in the lantern light and hummed a song that I recognized with a lurch as “I Love You Truly.”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

Gianni Infantino has spent years currying favor with President Trump to ensure the smooth running of the tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

And I’d say that currying the favor of 84% is still pretty darn good.

From Salon Mar. 27, 2026

He first fought with the invading Japanese to oust Britain, before swapping sides as the tide of war changed and currying favour with London for the cause of independence.

From Barron's Dec. 23, 2025

The perfect venue, the CEO of the Chinese hacking company thought, to hold a Lunar New Year banquet currying favor with government officials.

From Seattle Times Mar. 7, 2024

Under the constant currying and brushing his coat lay as smooth and gleaming as orange-red lacquer.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck




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