spice
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“The French budget proposal looks set to add some fundamental spice to the current dynamics.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Even in sunny L.A., people crave autumnal treats; how else to explain pumpkin spice cold brew?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
For most of us, autumn means falling leaves, shorter days, returning to school and the more modern tradition of pumpkin spice lattes popping up again.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The side serving of jasmine rice and roti was the perfect antidote to the addictive lingering spice hit.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Women wear dresses covered in products for sale: pearls, perfume bottles, spice pouches, and more.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
Mine started with garlic, red onion, sun-dried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, fennel, olive oil, spices and an anchovy or two, all piled into a Dutch oven and roasted together.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
A breakfast here is often incomplete without a cup of chai, made by boiling tea in generous amounts of milk, sometimes flavoured with ginger and spices.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The peppercorn sauce is done with all Indian spices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Vibrant and intense, but light on the palate, with complex flavors and aromas of purple flowers, dried herbs, baking spices, raspberry and cranberry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
“Koly, the spices you ground for the masalas are too coarse!”
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
Anchovies shine like silver blades over toast and spiced aioli.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
The trio’s freewheeling banter spiced with humorous mayhem and mischief enchanted legions of viewers while bringing freshness to the familiar formula of news, weather and sports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The scent of Mexican spiced coffee brewed in a clay pot wafts through the front room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Einhorn speed-talked through a presentation spiced up with cartoons and music clips.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
As they walk around the courtyard, Poppet insists he try a spiced cocoa that is both wonderfully warming and slightly painful.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Food trends columnist Adam Chandler profiled Lev Sercarz about cooking in this new era of American eating, and received suggestions for the best seasonings—from sumac to smoked salt—for spicing up even the simplest meals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Christine Idzelis shed light on how leveraged exchange-traded funds were spicing up the SpaceX trade in the wake of the company’s IPO, for good and bad.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
There will likely be no vistas of forest canopy, no shaded glens with water cascading through a tapestry of conifers, pine sap spicing the morning air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025
You can also try spicing up your vanilla, per Redditor u/shazeaa: “Vanilla bean and some nutmeg to bring on the richness!”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2025
Yes, I could see there was charcoal for cooking it, and shriveled red pili-pili peppers for spicing it, and calabash bowls to put it in, but where was the it, whatever it was?
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
