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drink

[dringk] / drɪŋk /




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I couldn’t leave without trying the Centurion Quiet Reserve cocktail, a drink normally reserved for PS visitors with the American Express’ Centurion card.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

"It's the only way to drink red wine in the heat."

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

It also froths milk and makes cold foam, which opens up even more possibilities for a build-your-own drink bar.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

Sommeliers may tell you that you're going to ruin your drink but "actually you're just going to get the wine to the right temperature," says Bartolotta.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

At Torak’s feet lay a dead foal, its small hooves still crusted with river clay from its final drink.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Those consumer-goods giants have leaned on newer products, and in particular on trends like protein and other “functional” foods and drinks, to hold consumers’ interest.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Danone, the French food company behind Activia yogurt and Evian water, agreed to buy the British supplier of plant-based food powders and meal-replacement drinks earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

People drifted between tables with their hot drinks and plates of food.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Alassane says it's all he drinks in Manchester's hot weather.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Red, blue, green, and gold drinks fan out like a quetzal’s rainbow of feathers across the six clear trays on Crick’s cart.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The fictional Queen Vic where Dot once drank in Albert Square is seemingly a world away from the sleepy former mining village in the Gwendraeth Valley.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Cronobacter infections had sickened four babies who drank Abbott formula produced at the plant, two of whom died, but the company said there was no proof the infants became ill because of their baby formula.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

She said of tertulias, the literary debates that took over an evening in a home or tavern, “they certainly ate, but above all, they drank and debated passionately.”

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

Participants drank two 6-ounce cans of the tomato-soy juice each day for four weeks.

From Science Daily May 30, 2026

He drank at the river and then, for diversion, wandered toward the interior of the island, chewing on fragrant raspberries as he wandered.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

That is a sign of a healthy market, not one drunk on euphoria.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

Another called it “bewilderingly nice” to hang with Scots, noting, “Even when they were drunk they were nice, not smarmy.”

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has urged a ban on serving alcohol in airport bars before morning flights in an effort to tackle drunk and aggressive passengers.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

Ashouri, 43, said she is the only candidate to work within the city attorney’s criminal branch, handling cases involving guns, drunk driving and domestic violence.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

“We were going to get married!” she told her parents—it was the truth!—but the cart had already preceded the horse, the milk had been drunk without the cow’s purchase, et cetera, et cetera.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

His haul ended up including two taxidermy squirrels as well — one dressed as a sheriff and the other posed to look like it is drinking out of a Budweiser can.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

People can get sick with cyclosporiasis after drinking water or eating food that’s contaminated with the parasite.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Since then consumers have pulled back on drinking, citing health concerns and inflation-constrained budgets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Cardiovascular conditions such as high cholesterol and hypertension frequently clustered together, while behaviors like smoking and drinking also tended to occur as groups.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

“By drinking her water, you’ll be able to sing water monster songs without it harming you,” Yitoo said.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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