spicy
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Speaking on Fox News on Wednesday after the vote, Waltz said that the previous day's debate, "got a little spicy."
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Ground yourself - use strong sensory experiences such as holding an ice cube or tasting something sour or spicy.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
“I really do look for a day when we can just be people and not just be the funny, spicy friend,” she adds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
For the first time in years, his chai wasn’t a sweet treat with a luscious, spicy taste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
His shop was a flurry of good smells—jars, barrels, small mountains of spicy scent.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
Tea companies say they’re benefiting from those seeking a spicier, more full-bodied drink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Dave’s Hot Chicken has adopted a similar premise for its spicier entry into the market, but for many Caniacs, nothing beats the stripped-down glory of the original.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
The protester, Seth Todd, responded with a joke, saying he had tasted "spicier tamales".
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
Your mileage may vary, but know that the best gingerbread cookie in Disneyland is actually inside the park at the Harbor Galley, where the cookies are smaller and rounder but also spicier and chewier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
Could justice ever have served up a spicier dish whereon to regale the multitude?
From The Light of Scarthey by Egerton Castle
“The spice level on this album is high,” Swift said, as Fallon confirmed, “It’s the spiciest yet.”
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025
One of the spiciest dishes I’ve ever tasted was at Jitlada and they have a competition surrounding it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2024
Sept. 20, Mullenweg hosted a session that he previewed as being “one of my spiciest WordCamp presentations ever.”
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2024
Each table has a caddy with escabeche and two salsas; the red is by far the spiciest, but the green has its own sour kick.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2019
Julia’s now redder than the spiciest hot wings.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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