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[stoo, styoo] / stu, stju /




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"For us Hungarians, paprika is a wonder," one of the competitors, local fast-food restaurant owner Imre Zseni said, while stirring a beef stew.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Friends stew about rising costs, but I’m not feeling it much.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

With the extended international break coming up, they have three weeks to stew on this latest defeat.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Mushrooms contain a remarkable amount of water, and I want some of it gone before I start building the stew around them.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

The cook had followed the recipe to perfection: chunks of tender stew meat simmered with onions, garlic, potatoes, parsnips, carrots, and tomatoes, seasoned with caraway and, of course, the paprika.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

When dried and salted, guitarfish is used in soups and stews across Ghana.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

In Burbank, family-run Tun Lahmajo delves into Armenian homestyle dishes, including flatbreads, cold salads, roasted meats, a range of soups and herbed stews.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Social-media creators have documented their own perpetual stews with names like “Stewtheus” and “Soupina.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

The fiery flavouring is a staple of dining tables regionwide, the obligatory accompaniment for everything from rice and peas, to curries and stews.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

The smoke carried with it the scent of soups and stews: nourishment for chilly nights.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

Beloved for its mildly sweet, nutty flavour and velvety texture, it later evolved into a party food, consumed as a jam or stewed with sticky rice balls in coconut milk.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

"We have jerk pork, we have rice and peas, we have jerk chicken, curry goat, stewed chicken, fried dumpling and plantain," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

A piece of herring—pickled, stewed or fried—constituted a weekday treat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

We indulge in not one but two meats: carrilleras, stewed pork cheeks with red peppers, and perdiz escabechada, cold partridge preserved in vinegar and herbs with a crisp salad.

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025

Sometimes they use the same tea leaves over and over and Mam says the tea is stewed, coddled and boiled.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

We might waste less time attending a meeting, say, than stewing over a comment directed at us in the real or virtual conference room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The pair were disappointed and upset by the state of the world, and after a few years of stewing, Kugel and Montoya got started on a second album.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

There’s comfort in sitting and stewing in your discontent.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

"I wrote it on Monday because I'd been stewing in anger about ICE," Terrell posted on Instagram, adding he was stunned by the reception it received.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

“You gotta grasp on to it, hold it tight and use it as ammunition. You use that anger to get things done instead of just stewing in it.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro




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