leavening

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Leavening Nichols’ and Gouran’s different brands of intensity is a brief but charming supporting turn from Annette Toutonghi as Brianne, one of Cecile’s co-workers.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2021

Leavening drama with comedy, she hopes to show that “the gift of healing often comes from the most unexpected places.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2018

Leavening his important message with enough levity to keep the dopamine flowing, Oliver points out that most news outlets, faux, Fox and otherwise, essentially rely on newspapers for their material.

From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2016

Leavening his patter with references to Sylvia’s and other local eateries, Schumer, a natural communicator, described Clinton as someone who understands the fear and hopes of hard-working Americans, and who accomplishes things.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 30, 2016

Leavening bread is a branch of chemistry, and, like that process, many other processes of chemistry have been the common property of civilized man from time immemorial.

From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Knight, Charles