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pasta

[pah-stuh, pas-tuh] / ˈpɑ stə, ˈpæs tə /


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It’s really simple—smoothies and a lot of good pasta dishes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

I was also told to avoid white bread, crackers, pasta and rice—what the dietitian called “fiber-stripped carbs”—because they could send my blood sugar soaring and then crashing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The $18.49 Bio Orto remains, emphatically, an $18.49 jar of pasta sauce.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Lucas’ Wagyu can also be found in steak format and in a pasta Bolognese.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Aunt Melissa makes room in the fridge for her pasta salad, then starts chopping walnuts.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

When Tiedemann posted clips on social media of her whipping up seafood pastas and searing rib-eyes, she became an overnight sensation, as much for her bawdy, uninhibited personality as her culinary prowess.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

She’s tried to replicate the experience in Sarasota, by importing Italian pastas and flours and procuring French butter from specialty stores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

She began to cut out ultra-processed foods, instead opting for fresh fruit and vegetables, whole wheat pastas and oats.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026

I love their oysters, but they also have a great burger, pastas and salads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025

At the buffet table, he saw a young man looking with sad disappointment at the cold cuts and pastas.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie



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