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margarine

[mahr-jer-in, -juh-reen, mahrj-rin] / ˈmɑr dʒər ɪn, -dʒəˌrin, ˈmɑrdʒ rɪn /
NOUN
butter
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Margarine, some types of peanut butter, and shortening are examples of artificially hydrogenated trans fats.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Margarine and soap magnates like Britain's William Lever looked to Europe's colonies in Africa for larger quantities of fresher, edible palm oil.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2021

Unilever wants to unify on Nov. 22, ending 90 years as a hybrid since Britain’s soap-making Lever Brothers merged with Margarine Unie in the Netherlands.

From Reuters • Sep. 21, 2020

The company's unusual current structure comes from the merger 90 years ago of soap maker Lever Brothers and Dutch spreads maker Margarine Unie.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2020

Cheskin told his client to call their product Imperial Margarine, so they could put an impressive-looking crown on the package.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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