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I’ve made lovely versions with 2% milk, oat milk, almond milk, half-and-half and the random splash of buttermilk left lingering in the back of the fridge after a biscuit project.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

“I’ve long had a vision of a big open-world game where you drive for hours in a random direction, and it creates new cities with new quests and architecture styles,” Togelius said.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

“It was just absolute bumper-to-bumper traffic all the way around the loop. Zero places to park, cars just circling all day, and people pulling off into just random spots,” Wilson said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

After a random draw, the participating countries competed in two semi‑finals held earlier this week.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

“But if he hasn’t spoken to us, why would he speak to some random kid?”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman