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stew

[stoo, styoo] / stu, stju /




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Unordered prime rib from the hotel’s steakhouse goes into a stew at the buffet the next day.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Maradona and eventual champion Argentina eliminated England 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup, leaving the Brits to stew over their link to a soccer legend.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

With little energy available to disrupt it, the omega pattern can persist for days -- or weeks -- allowing heat to stew and temperatures to intensify beneath it.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Reviews for the show have been largely positive, with Empire describing it as "an utterly insane stew that somehow makes perfect sense".

From BBC May 27, 2026

Then Tyler walks up, chewing, holding a Tupperware full of what I can only assume is his mom’s stew.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

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

If the exchanges lasted long into the night, warming stews may show up.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

Leprosy—now known as Hansen’s disease—is caused by a tiny rod-shaped germ called Mycobacterium leprae that enters the body through the air and quietly stews before showing its symptoms.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

A little pasta water and a shower of Parmesan will turn blended squash, stewed greens, roasted red peppers — even broccoli — into something glossy and luxurious.

From Salon Feb. 18, 2026

Crucially, I discovered I wasn’t using nearly enough wine or cream when I stewed mushrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 26, 2025

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

Their sound is stewed with the gritty '70s soul of Isaac Hayes and Marvin Gaye, offset by Johnson's stop-you-in-your-tracks vocals.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2025

The cook had prepared enough to feed a battalion: pheasant stuffed with figs, stewed oysters, potted larks, greens cooked with bacon, pickled watermelon rind, and buttered parsnips.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

The English players were still stewing four minutes later when Maradona proved that he was more than just a cheat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

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

From Salon May 30, 2026

Authorities allege in their brief that he was stewing over being in the neighborhood of his ex-lover and listening to a French rap song that evoked images of fire in its music video.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 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

It felt like all the tubes led to one central place in which something evil sat, stewing.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson




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