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lard

[lahrd] / lɑrd /
NOUN
fat
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In many cases, those diets derived 60% of calories from lard, which does not accurately reflect typical human eating habits and makes it difficult to determine the effects of individual fatty acids.

From Science Daily Jun. 2, 2026

"We just put lard on them and it takes off. I'm laughing, but it's how it is," he told AFP during a visit of the company factory.

From Barron's Feb. 16, 2026

Those who lived in the countryside were more likely to cherish memories of lard than olive oil; having a pig to slaughter could get a struggling family through the year.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

The best refried beans in town are probably being made a few blocks away from you, by someone who knows exactly how much lard, salt and time it takes to get the texture right.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2025

Viola got up and threw flour and water and lard together with seeming thoughtlessness and rolled out a nonsticky, nonrunny, perfect crust in no time.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

He lards on the praise for the president’s political skills.

From The Guardian Jul. 12, 2018

But this is showbiz, so he also lards his text with plenty of jokes and asides.

From Washington Post Feb. 22, 2016

So ambitious that the author lards it with fake biblical texts, this novel makes a riotous comedy of errors out of one cynic’s search for solace.

From New York Times Dec. 18, 2014

It lards on production details and tosses in a lead whose delivery feels more bro than bard.

From Time Nov. 29, 2

Let us inspect the text as I have given it from the original edition, It is the pastour lards the brother's sides, The want that makes him leave.

From Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies by Sherbo, Arthur

My college applications—each in its bulky envelope, larded with paper clips, staples and whiteout—had to be postmarked by noon.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

In 1988, Icahn took TWA private, in a deal that brought him more than $400 million in profit but left the airline larded with $540 million in new debt, bringing its total to $4 billion.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2025

Until the “useless” headline sparked outrage, nobody at MSN seemed to realize that their news page was larded with gobbledygook.

From Scientific American Sep. 28, 2023

Most of the tested products contained different plants, were larded with inert fillers, or were tainted with contaminants that could cause liver and colon damage, skin tumors, and other serious health problems.

From Science Magazine Feb. 1, 2022

Don kept talking, his voice too larded in bonhomie, her dislike clawing at her throat.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

And larding it with grievances, à la Mr. David in “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

The safety board completed its investigation without saying what caused the hard larding.

From Seattle Times Aug. 8, 2022

The Times, ever devoted to its vision of L.A.’s plummy future, wrote pages and pages about real estate, larding its stories with words like “stately mansion” and “palatial dwelling.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2022

As a result, he argues, underwriting standards deteriorated drastically and Fannie and Freddie started larding up their balance sheets with subprime mortgages.

From New York Times Mar. 11, 2015

And so I gave my approval to his first run for office, larding it with a bit of wifely caution.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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