sour
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Its federal trademark lawsuit against Mickey the Moose, an institution across northern Ohio, has left some Buckeyes sour on Buc-ee’s, which opened its first store in the state this spring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Although the race turned sour, this was another weekend in which he was the fastest guy out there.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
It’s a surprisingly sour approach for a Facebook origin story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Not even a blowout quarter and 15% stock pop from Micron could save the sour mood last week.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
She made a sour face and a gesture that was probably rude back in ancient Mesopotamia.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
For the rest of us, however, inflation may leave a sourer taste.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2022
Pickle flavor hits all the right notes for people — especially those under 40 — who are looking for bigger, bolder, brighter and sourer flavors, food and beverage researchers said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
Compared with punchier, sourer, more cynical sitcoms—from All in the Family to Seinfeld to The Office—that found humor in humanity’s bad behavior, Friends was smiley and conflict-averse to the point of being featherweight.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2014
Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images This Queens Park Rangers vintage is now officially corked, the season turning sourer than the cheap plonk served up by the hapless Swindon sommelier John Gorman in 1993.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 14, 2012
His only brother showed some of the same native stuff, but of thinner and sourer quality.
From Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) by Morley, John
It’s a return to innocence — a gustatory reminder of those carefree childhood moments when I indulged in the sourest of sour treats to my heart’s content.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2025
"Has that not just left the sourest taste in the mouth at the end of this international summer? I'm dumbfounded," said England all-rounder Georgia Elwiss on BBC Test Match Special.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2022
Filipino cooking is among the world’s brightest, sweetest, sourest, and funkiest of world cuisines; by comparison, almost any other food seems bland.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 19, 2018
Perhaps the sourest note came from ABC with word that it’s canceling “Nashville” after four seasons.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2016
Then take something with more taste to it, abstracting the taste, until by this gradual process you can make the sourest pickle sweet.
From The Silence: What It Is and How To Use It by Bush, David V.
Everything reasonable from the first half quickly sours.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
At least it starts off that way, but of course, the gathering quickly sours, leaving us rubbernecking the damage.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
How that sours talks on topics such as Iran, Ukraine, and broader trade relations remains to be seen.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
The clatter of cutlery as an atmosphere sours over dinner.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
The question sours in my mouth as he turns back to yanking the rest of the tattered plants.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
Some in Westminster have highlighted the "collegiate" relationship between him and the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, a contrast to the briefings after Healey's resignation that revealed his soured relationship with the Treasury.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The latter is the hangover from a peripatetic childhood defined and dominated by his charismatic father, a once-idealistic scholar whose dreams of a Arab utopia soured into authoritarian megalomania.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
It was also an encouraging sign that investors might not have totally soured on riskier tech bets, hit in recent days by worries about the artificial-intelligence rally, higher rates and the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
“We get the sense that interest in gold has paused, not soured, and that his may prove a healthy correction.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
The agony of wonder made the fuzzy seats hard, soured the boiled eggs, and when I looked at Momma she seemed too big and too black and very old- fashioned.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Many Americans are souring on the technology amid mass layoffs, data center sprawl, reports of chatbot-fueled attacks by unstable users and hacking tools that have panicked cybersecurity professionals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum and Solana, tumbled without clear regulatory or macroeconomic triggers, driven by souring sentiment.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Each new alarm like this elicits anxieties and murmurs that souring private credit is about to become the new subprime mortgage crisis.
From Barron's ● May 30, 2026
My need to pack up and leave was usually caused by souring relationships with roommates or increasing rents.
From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026
On the other hand, because of their souring relationship, Megan had asked her mother not to come to her high school graduation.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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