distilled

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A stage adaptation can’t duplicate the way Lumet visually distilled the rough-and-tumble New York zeitgeist of the tumultuous early 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

“We hold that the ban is a necessary and proper means of collecting the federal excise tax on distilled spirits,” Judge Kethledge continues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Mezcal is a distilled drink made from agave, the same plant group used to produce tequila.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

On the night of the encounter, he distilled his confusion and anger into a song, recording it the following morning in the small studio above his garage.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

His eyes were as red as blood, as if every Valentine in the world had been squeezed dry, distilled into one poisonous mixture.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan