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Ranch dressing was pioneered in Alaska, popularized on a dude ranch in California and perfected by food scientists before it spread all over the nation and on every food imaginable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

And I’m like, dude, that’s not how language works.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

"Look at you rocking that moustache, dude," Armstrong says on a video call.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

A few steps later I met Nick Mato, another suited dude whose footwear initially looked promising but turned out to be from a competitor brand.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

Yeah, dude had his problems—some stuff I won’t try to figure out—but his talent remained.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

Trump and Sean “Diddy” Combs have been known acquaintances for years—or whatever it’s called when two rich and famous dudes in entertainment are often invited to the same charity events, galas, and afterparties.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

Referring to the synthetic soldier, Justine Moore, an AI-focused partner at Silicon Valley investor Andreessen Horowitz, wrote on X: "I'm genuinely floored by how many dudes are following influencers that are clearly AI."

From Barron's ● May 10, 2026

A low-loader, some traffic cones and "the sort of dudes who can set up a Metallica concert in 24 hours" - this was all Banksy needed to install his latest artwork in central London.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

“I love you” can be the three most difficult words for some dudes to say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

I don’t know why I’d thought these dudes would be marginally less stupid than all the other ones I’d known.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi