on the side
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Don’t skip dessert, either, and if you’re a coffee drinker, order the Lao coffee, served with condensed milk and a sugar cube on the side so you can customize the sweetness to your liking.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
"I think it's really important that you learn how to deal with that if you're going to be on the side of a football pitch," he says.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The creatures faced a prophetic choice: munch on the grass on the side marked with a Mexican flag, or opt for the greenery on the opposing South African side.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
Even if we can’t be sure something is conscious, we might err on the side of caution by assuming it is – what philosopher Jonathan Birch calls the precautionary principle for sentience.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
But Bat liked seeing Mom’s name on the side of the building.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
