flake
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Think whipped ricotta and blue cheese on crisp oil-toasted sourdough, topped with muddled olives, garlic, lemon and orange zest, fresh basil, olive brine, and a little red pepper flake.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
"This was not casual flake production, but a technology that required planning, precision, and a deep understanding of stone properties and fracture mechanics," says Zhao.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026
After deep contemplation, she despaired, writing: “Nature’s silence is its one remark, and every flake of world is a chip off that old mute and immutable block.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Due to tiny differences in atmospheric conditions, each flake will create a unique pattern.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2024
You break off little flakes, because one flake is salty enough to flavor a bite of rice.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
It also works across the board: flaked salmon with lemon and herbs, crab with celery and a lot of black pepper.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
Tender flaked blue crab and summer squash add sweetness and depth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
Figuring out how you feel about flaking — whether you’re thinking about flaking or if you’re the person being flaked on — is hardly trivial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
Granite boulders were charred and flaked from the inferno.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
The name of the vessel was written on the side in tiny white letters that had mostly flaked off.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
Before the hosts can begin flaking it, however, the show pauses to consider why Americans eat so little fish compared with people in Japan.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Inside, the wallpaper is flaking, carpets are frayed and doors are broken.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Qubein, the newly appointed president, took a tour with his two college-age daughters and saw rust flaking off an old shower head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
Some days were clean, and then some days he was scabby and flaking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025
Most of the homes were white with flaking paint, but a few were painted brightly.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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