pepper
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The analogy Crill uses is having a habanero pepper in your kitchen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
I learned to cook thinking that “finishing” a dish meant adding enough salt and pepper.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Working from before dawn until midnight, farmers Nikoletta Pajsan Nagy and Laszlo Pajsan fought Europe's driest summer ever to save their red pepper harvest in Hungary.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The grandfather says that a group of Israeli soldiers protected his family from the settlers who tried to approach them, using pepper spray to force them back.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
More men wanting word from home; more men shaking their heads over the prospects of pepper.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Booths were adorned with strings of dried red peppers -- the raw ingredient used to make paprika -- recalling a sight once common on houses in the surrounding countryside every autumn.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
He also grows tomatoes, peppers, chillies, watermelons and sweet potatoes to avoid having to rely heavily on supermarkets.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
This $5.95 million house in Miami takes the timelessness of Midcentury Modern and peppers it with an undeniable futuristic flair, earning it the nickname “The Jetsons House.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Even when the tomatoes are gone and the bread stall is picked clean, you can usually find some jar of something sharp, spicy and brined: giardiniera, hot peppers, spicy dills, pickled carrots.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Princess Arianne returned in time for the stuffed peppers.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Soon commenters peppered D2’s Google webpage with one-star reviews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
But they felt like an odd nu-disco inclusion in a lineup peppered with indie rock bands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Hundreds of robotics startups, some just a couple years old, peppered the sprawling convention centre hoping to dazzle.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
As I peppered him with questions about the pink car and the Brinks armored truck, he remained cagey while slowly yielding information.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
“I heard once about a man who was so hungry he salted and peppered himself and swallowed himself whole!”
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
Our narrator, one of the wandering statues, recounts the group’s escape plan, peppering his speech with nonsensical, knock-off Latin words.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
After studying pictures Balogun had posted on social media, some U.S. fans determined he was in Orlando and began peppering his feeds with American flag emojis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
The court was told no obvious damage was noted on the car when the officers returned to Strabane police station, but there was peppering of the paint surface.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Baker is known for peppering his executives with a never-ending stream of ideas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
Beside him, Russell, who owned the construction company where Dan worked, blinked sleepily, a three-day beard peppering his cheeks.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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