succulent
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Hunched over sizzling grills and shrouded in smoke, trainees at the Yueyang Barbecue Academy in southern China roast skewer after skewer of succulent beef tendon, perfecting the skills that could land them a restaurant job.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
"What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal" Karlson – born Cecil George Edwards – dramatically shouted, while resisting the officers.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
Stewing a piece of meat until it transforms from leather into something tender and succulent.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2025
Marked by notes of spice and cherry, the deep red wine is soft, succulent and eminently drinkable—a wine for a special occasion or a Tuesday night with friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
What we eat is vaguely Thai: chicken, spicy and succulent, a salad of exotic foliage, red leaves, tiny splinters of purple.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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The rules also allow small plants — from begonias to succulents — up to 18 inches tall as long as they are spaced out in groups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
Rust-colored mountains tower on the horizon, pale-green succulents defy the parched earth, Spanish-style shingles fill the scenery.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
For others, like cacti and succulents, Clare says we mistakenly drown them by unnecessarily watering them.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
The trees — which are actually succulents — are protected by a special state conservation law and are candidates for California’s threatened species list.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
A cutting of aloe vera that Lena gave me did not belong anywhere because we had no other succulents.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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