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[rel-ish] / ˈrɛl ɪʃ /




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Here, it’s a salty, oily, typically plain bread that must be eaten within a few hours of baking, and that locals relish in the morning, dipped in cappuccino.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

The Sky Blues have shown real ambition in the summer and will, along with other newcomers Ipswich Town and Hull City, relish making a nonsense of naysayer predictions such as this one.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Nadira Goffe makes the case for a relish comeback.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

While roadways like the 5 serve to get you from one point to another quickly and efficiently, this one begs you to relish the journey.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

I step behind the tall metal shelves with cans of pickles and ketchup and relish that are bigger than my head.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

As an artist, Sattouf relishes dark absurdity; as a character, Riad is irresistible even when he’s prickly and judgmental, which is often.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

Sticky, translucent strings dangle from Wesley Smith's chopsticks as the American tourist relishes his natto, the loved-and-hated Japanese fermented soybean superfood going global one slimy mouthful at a time.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

"Yes, pretty dubious. Most of the things I do in this show are pretty dubious," he says with a flourish, underlining just how much he relishes this role.

From BBC May 13, 2026

Uchiyama, who loved Japanese horror when she was young, now relishes the opportunity to work with genre masters like Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

It’s not just in our soft drinks and snack foods, but in the ketchup and mustard, the breads and cereals, the relishes and crackers, the hot dogs and hams.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

And Neill relished that ability, returning time and again to characters whose unpredictability mirrored life’s, creating an oeuvre that is both grotesque and supremely human.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Leading the Cincinnati Symphony, conductor Kevin Miller relished the sweeping, Disneyesque optimism of the score.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

The 20-year-old instead relished this grand stage as one of the tournament's breakout stars.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

He revealed to the podcast hosts that he has relished in the opportunity to build a true sanctuary for his family, steadily transforming the rural, rustic property into something he can be proud of.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

Pole Star was a vessel that relished these encounters, baited them even.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

Seven-year-old Aydin is relishing the chance to play somewhere new.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

As the picture rolls along, Garcia shows a more assertive side, relishing her character’s emergence from her shell.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

He tested himself on increasingly higher peaks, relishing moments such as breaking through cloud layers.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2026

Not long after, adults will follow suit and find themselves relishing the activities they once forbade their children from.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

Then she was laughing to herself, and saying it over and over, relishing the words.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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