lard
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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
Beef tallow is balmy in consistency and similar in texture to softened butter or lard.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2025
I quickly tipped over the lard bucket so he couldn’t see its contents, then set out some refreshments.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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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
Colossians, ii, 9; “in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.” lards the lean earth.
From Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature by Jacob Zeitlin
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
One, a professed vegan, even allows Carl to feed her lamb larded in cheese fondue, with predictably unpalatable results.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
He spoke a Spanish that was larded with sailor slang.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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And larding it with grievances, à la Mr. David in “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
"People will be larding out on all the bakery stuff," she says.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
They were likewise rejected by a state court after a judge found their pleadings largely “legally incoherent despite a heavy larding of pseudo-legal rhetoric.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
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
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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