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pastry

[pay-stree] / ˈpeɪ stri /


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The town, founded in 1911 by Danish immigrants, is picturesque, with pastry shops and windmills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Pophams bakery, which has branches in east London, has had a peach and sweetcorn danish pastry on its menu.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The ceremony took place behind an enclosure in a meadow where concertgoers streamed by, sandwiched between a space for “Freak Nature Puppets” and a pastry booth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

With a seeming majority of opticians and pharmacists out of stock, pastry chef Arno Dossogne, 37, struck gold at a small opticians' store that received a last-minute shipment Monday afternoon.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

He devoured the rest of his pastry, licked crumbs off his fingers when he was done.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

“First Cow” is about the sweetness of friendship and French pastries in the wilds of Oregon during westward expansion; “The Weight” is about the corrupting forces of capitalism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Historically, there has been no guidance on what they should provide, but from next September pastries and fried-eggs will be off the menu and there will be a sugar cap when it comes to cereals.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The organisers have also set up a "nomadic fair" at the site, where visitors can tuck into samsas –- savoury meat-filled pastries typical of Central Asia -- or take part in yurt-building workshops.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

There’s a counter with sandwiches, pastries, salads and more, but no buffet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

I know what those delicious aromas mean—there are freshly baked pastries in the kitchen, calling my name.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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