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dough

[doh] / doʊ /


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Typically, it’s best to hold onto a property for five years to at least get your money back or earn some dough through appreciation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

And for good reason: Zimmern, who partnered with Casey’s on a seasonal pie, fell in love with the Midwest business after learning that each location makes its dough from scratch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Sitting on the ground, a woman and her daughter assembled the dough in circles Gaza-style, before a man baked them in a makeshift clay oven.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

My fingers delicately prodded and pushed; I gingerly lifted the dough to stretch it on the backs of my hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

She shaped her dough into eight flat pancakes and flicked them one by one onto the hot rock.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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