mouth-watering
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The prospect of a final between the top two seeds is tantalising enough but that it is the outgoing number one taking on her successor makes it all the more mouth-watering.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The airy set, by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams, evokes the mouth-watering, gauzy splendor of the houses in Nancy Meyers movies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Women's Super League is guaranteed at least one representative in the last four, with defending champions Arsenal taking on Chelsea in a mouth-watering contest.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
There’s also a mouth-watering 100-ounce American wagyu skirt steak served with shishito peppers, pickles and charred carrots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
On the plates, Ivy saw slices of ham and melted cheese between slices of thick multi-grain bread, mouth-watering kettle-cooked potato chips on the side.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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