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spoon

[spoon] / spun /


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A colander or a draining spoon will give you lots of mini-eclipses, with the images projected on to the ground while you stand with your back to the Sun.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Those cramped containers weren’t conducive to a spoon, says Hollid-Ausset.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Emmanuel’s sister, who was placed in foster care after his death in August 2025, was significantly behind developmentally, unable to speak or use a spoon, the lawsuit alleges.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

You could spoon it on instead, of course, but piping the ricotta creates exactly the kind of unnecessary flourish brunch deserves.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

We grow into whatever we allow to be made of us, and we’re sold—like the spoon or the basket.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Carpets, washing machines, furniture, fridges and even knives, forks and spoons are set to have tariffs applied by Canada.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Dip the freezer dates in the melted chocolate using two spoons.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

As the sun sank, neighbors began banging spoons on metal pots from inside their homes, the subtle but unmistakable clank of government protests.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 29, 2026

Mike Piazza, the slugger expensively coached from boyhood in the modern manner, saw “the silver spoons of his youth smelted into the first of ten consecutive Silver Slugger awards.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

And still there was more to reap: horns were turned into spoons, sinews into bowstrings, tallow into fuel for torches.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

They stood and screamed as one as Auger-Aliassime spooned a backhand long to confirm Djokovic's victory.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Whisked egg yolks and sugar get spooned on top, like a frothy, golden ambrosia.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

Canned salmon The foundation of one of my favorite lunches: salmon mixed with Kewpie mayonnaise and chili crisp, spooned over rice with cucumber and finished with scallions.

From Salon Jan. 5, 2026

We just lay there, spooned together, holding on as if stillness could save us.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2025

They grated plantains, green bananas, yautías, and yucca, into bowls, seasoned the mixture, spooned mounds of it onto roasted banana leaves, and dropped chunks of savory meat into the centers of the mounds.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

New England-style lobster rolls weren’t always so plentiful in Los Angeles, and Connie & Ted’s offered some of the best and most consistent, spooning lobster shipped fresh from Gloucester, Mass., onto fluffy, griddled rolls.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2026

Don’t start spooning up coleslaw because you think it’ll stop you from getting cancer.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2025

Now that the show's wedding episodes have aired, one can't help wondering if the show’s producers were spooning out a bit of foreshadowing.

From Salon Oct. 25, 2024

It felt perfectly complete to reach back into the fridge, take out the strained yogurt and balance out the dish by spooning some on top.

From Seattle Times Jan. 30, 2024

“Yes,” Ugwu said, although he had sworn never to eat Harrison’s food after he dropped by Mr. Richard’s house and saw Harrison spooning shredded orange peels into a pot of sauce.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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