pepper
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In a small bowl, stir together the melted butter, olive oil, Pecorino and black pepper.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Although stomach cancer showed a trend toward higher risk, about 77% higher among heavy chili pepper consumers, the difference did not reach statistical significance.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
While still warm, shower with a little more Pecorino and another grind or two of black pepper.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Average chili pepper intake varies dramatically around the world, and cooking methods, pepper varieties, genetics, smoking, alcohol use, and other dietary habits may all influence the results.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
More and more men swarmed into the square with their baskets of pepper to be weighed and stored in bags.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Unless cooked, vegetables such as green peppers, green onions, tomatoes and mushrooms were also off-limits.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
A large review published in Frontiers in Nutrition examined the available evidence and found that people who consumed the most chili peppers were more likely to develop certain gastrointestinal cancers, especially esophageal cancer.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
Add your chopped veggies, like Persian cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, pickled onions, mini sweet peppers, pepperoncini and Kalamata olives, along with washed and drained canned chickpeas.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
In Britain, which has seen four prime ministers in as many years, the familiar taste of anchovies blended with butter and peppers helps take the edge off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
While they waited, Lupita looked about, sniffing the familiar odors of chili and peppers.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
LinkedIn is peppered with stories of job listings requiring candidates to take questionnaires or use specific words or phrases in cover letters, in order to avoid applications spit out by bots.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
“I’m just trying to get Justice Alito’s vote,” veteran litigator Lisa Blatt said as she was being peppered with technical questions about plea bargains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
But the top note, the sauce, is the silence enveloping it all, peppered by the thunder of a squall just outside.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
He peppered the off-side boundary from the seamers and punished the wayward spin of Mitchell Santner with sweeps and whips through the leg side.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Suddenly I felt light-headed, and I made my way off the main path I’d been walking to take a seat at one of the stone benches that peppered the campus.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Their restraint with peppering the dialogue with blatant evil effectively allows the version of fear hiding behind the surface politeness of America’s nicest small towns to seep into our consciousness.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025
The executive sounded undeterred by the risks of a takeover of Kenvue during his call with analysts and investors, peppering his remarks with personal anecdotes and cracks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
Sometimes he sounds almost rushed, peppering his narration with “so forths,” and making his readers play odds-or-evens to attribute long stretches of dialogue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
The Diddy trial has been full of nonstop drama: from constant bickering between the legal teams to outbursts and altercations inside and outside the courthouse, all peppering a constant stream of utterly shocking testimonies.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2025
Officers kept peppering him with questions, but he was talking especially to Anderson.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
