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salt

[sawlt] / sɔlt /


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Fracturing wells, leaky pumps and other wear-and-tear are straining the Gulf Coast salt caverns that make up the reserve.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Business executives quite properly have taken these pledges with mounds of salt.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Forte Chocolates’ rosemary-orange caramels are another excellent small bite: honey caramel infused with rosemary, bright orange and a dash of salt, all enrobed in dark chocolate.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

You can very easily make salted corn chips at home with some corn flour, oil, and salt.

From Slate Jul. 12, 2026

She cracked the eggs and whisked them, adding salt and pepper, then poured them in the skillet and pulled out three plates.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Then I’ll drink a whole liter of water if I need to replenish my body with some electrolytes and some mineral salts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

The hydration break arrived and it wasn't liquid that the underdogs needed, it was oxygen, smelling salts, large brandies.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

"We use that same principle to advance the salts to the passive region."

From Science Daily May 31, 2026

"I make sure to drink large amounts of water and beverages rich in salts and minerals, because we sweat constantly and are always on the move," said Imad Ahmed, visiting from Britain.

From Barron's May 25, 2026

When he took the plate out some time later, he was surprised to discover that the salts had burned an impression in it, just as if the plate had been exposed to light.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

You can very easily make salted corn chips at home with some corn flour, oil, and salt.

From Slate Jul. 12, 2026

They waved small American flags as salted sea air wafted in from the Pacific Ocean.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

Save room for dessert: the dark chocolate budino, topped with salted caramel whipped cream and Biscoff crumble, is rich without feeling overwhelming.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

Many try to keep cool by covering their heads, drinking salted water or adjusting work hours to avoid the harshest afternoon sun - but such measures offer only limited relief.

From BBC May 28, 2026

Instead, she took another bite of salted bagel to dull the hunger.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

First, the bad news: “Snowcrete” is the treacherous ice that results when rain, imprecise or nonexistent plowing and insufficient salting turn what was once fluffy white snow into a dense and dirty scourge.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 2026

They could get a job now and start salting away that cash and get some great life lessons along the way.

From Slate Apr. 29, 2024

The Drexel team has been developing its cold-weather-resilient concrete mix over the last five years with the goal of reducing the freezing, thawing and salting that eats away at roads and other concrete surfaces.

From Science Daily Mar. 18, 2024

The Department for Infrastructure said salting of "roads on the scheduled network considered to be at risk of ice and snow has been undertaken through the night".

From BBC Jan. 17, 2024

They’re pretty busy salting down a new load of herring, but Devlin Murphy, the boss and owner, he gives me the eye and comes over before I can get away.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick




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