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spicy

[spahy-see] / ˈspaɪ si /




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It’s salty, bright, herbaceous and just spicy enough to keep things interesting.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The track begins almost like an acoustic ballad before corrido-like trumpets cut through, followed by spicy synths that pull the song into a completely different emotional register.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

He now employs nine people, all Gazans, and cooks Gaza-style: spicy.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

No matter who is sitting where, it’s going to be spicy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

A carter had just finished loading a consignment of coconuts and was sitting by his cart, eating spicy chickpeas from a paper cone.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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