palate
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When she was five months pregnant, ultrasound examinations revealed that the fetus had a cleft palate, a brain cyst, and heart defects.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Not only did it, the sky also radiated some of Maria’s favorite colors, fall hues, a palate of gold and pale orange.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Dates are saccharine — they’ve got rich, prominent notes of honey, caramel and warm vanilla, which are indeed delectable, yet can be pretty intense on the palate.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Tasting notes: Creamy and rich throughout, it has great minerality in the mid-to-back palate and a touch of salinity on the finish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
“What he said was ‘facial issues,’ and you just assumed that he meant cleft palate.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
Estrada-Londo, who is from the Philippines, takes inspiration from Asian desserts, which tend to play with flavors that can be surprising to Western palates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
“The home is very taste-specific, which may not be helping the property as buyers are drawn to more neutral palates that are transitional vs. taste-specific,” she says.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
As palates evolve, its next chapter is just beginning.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2025
Because they have different palates, they’re each able to pick up on certain notes much more strongly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
In the dining halls the older gentlemen, who had spoiled their palates with drinking, were relishing those strange delicacies of the Middle Ages—the strong flavours of whale and porpoise.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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