roast
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I think it’s a perfect blend of broth and roast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
For chicken soup, I roast thighs on a bed of onion, garlic, carrot and celery with big lemon slices, garlic powder, onion powder and plenty of black pepper.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
As I creep through the heavy fog of Silent Hill: Townfall, I'm met by an oddly familiar sight amid the terror - a sign for a Sunday roast.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Everyone has their mom’s meatloaf or grandma’s roast chicken, but how can we make this fit all of the boxes for GLP-1s?” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
We had roast young suckling pig and drank rioja alta.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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Also called a cumulonimbus flammagenitus, they can occur during volcanic eruptions or, as in this case, when a wildfire roasts the air near the ground, causing it to rise quickly.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Netflix has also done live comedy specials, roasts and late-night talk with comedian John Mulaney.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
"My agent still roasts me about the fact that I used to go to castings dressed in jeans and NYU T-shirts that I'd got for free," she told British Vogue in February.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
New featured cast member Culhane debuted on “Update” as Mr. On Blast, a roasting commentator with very light roasts and a lot of body language.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026
We should grab the radio and call for the plane and go home and eat a hamburger and a malt, maybe eight or ten Cokes, a steak, some roasts and pork chops....
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
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For their main course they dined on a sesame-crusted sea bass, braised bok choy and roasted eggplant.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
In summer, mine is a pan of roasted red onion, red pepper, squash and eggplant, marinated while warm in olive oil, herbs and a splash of red wine vinegar.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
“The Aztec culture pervades Mexico City’s daily life today in a thousand subtle ways,” Romero says, passing me a bowl of roasted grasshoppers, a crunchy pre-Hispanic snack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Successive heat spells have roasted the continent since May, bringing temperatures of 40C and above -- and dragging drought and devastating wildfires in their wake.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Here were out-of-town visitors from Omaha and Chattanooga, outraged over the price of their hot roasted chestnuts.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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By Monday, the conversation had crossed over from critical posts on social media to Riley’s coaching peers roasting USC, starting with his alma mater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
It is a roasting hot Saturday in Skegness and 15-year-old Maisy is busily serving and clearing tables at the Seafood Cafe close to the seafront.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Turning on the oven quite literally changes the climate of my entire workplace — but roasting summer fruit is one of the few things that makes the sacrifice worthwhile.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Another reason to own energy stocks may be to help compensate you for global roasting.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
In the kitchen, there is pernil roasting in the oven the delicious smell filling the house and Maria says, You should just eat a little bit.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
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