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salty

[sawl-tee] / ˈsɔl ti /




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Both Sakai and Tsugawa highlight the punch of wasabi and the salty complexity of soy sauce as complements to Wagyu.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

According to the conventional theory, a reduction in the transport of salty water should have weakened the AMOC.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

As Banderas plays him, he’s a bearish marvel of a man with the kind of earthy soul that would have had Ernest Hemingway chugging salty dogs on his barstool all night.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

A few peaches can become dinner with cheese, bread and something salty.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

Dripping with salty water and covered with mud, they jogged home as fast as they could.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

This is a story about AI and chips, but not AI chips—think saltier, a little more crunchy, lower price tag.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Scientists wanted to determine how salinity affects ichthyocarbonate production, which is known to increase as fish adjust to saltier conditions through normal osmoregulation.

From Science Daily May 31, 2026

The groundwater in Amboy is about 10 times saltier than the sea, Large said, and for years, all drinking water has been trucked in.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 2025

One issue is that the saltier ice may melt more quickly in the summer.

From BBC Mar. 15, 2024

The waves just kept on coming, larger and harsher and saltier than ever before.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

For instance, McDonald's chicken nuggets are saltiest in the U.S. and even American Coke contains salt, an ingredient it lacks in other countries.

From Salon Mar. 12, 2024

This is Carney’s saltiest ode to creative expression — and, peculiarly, his most relatable.

From New York Times Sep. 28, 2023

And the Oscar for saltiest reaction to the film academy’s new diversity and inclusion requirements goes to...

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2020

With that goal in mind, Pugh, Manda and Andrea Gibbs, the local agriculture agent for North Carolina Cooperative Extension, convened at the edge of Pugh’s saltiest field on a recent blustery afternoon.

From Washington Post Mar. 1, 2019

For Captain Nelson was more than a humorist and entertainer: he was pre-eminently a sailor of the saltiest type, and he had a real barbaric joy in a fight.

From The Victory At Sea by Burton J. Hendrick




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