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"It's very sweet, they all had a lot of questions but they all were very enthusiastic about the idea," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Chorizo-chicken corn chowder: Rich, cozy and full of sweet corn, chicken and savory chorizo.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Eleven reported difficulty detecting specific flavors, particularly sweet, bitter, and umami, the savory taste associated with foods such as mushrooms and broth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Near the end of the series, there’s one sweet moment of coming together between Evi’s and Vanessa’s mothers and another moment of seemingly genuine outreach by one of the town’s conservatives to King.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Soon, the trees thinned and the nauseating, sweet scent of Deadwood Dump filled the air.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

One can practically taste the butter on their lips as Kirsten Dunst glides through ornate halls and indulges in raspberry-topped sweets.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The genre is known for sweets with distinct shapes, tastes and textures, all of which are made without artificial coloring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

"Our study, which used more than 9,000 recorded meals, suggests that modifying diet during and after antibiotics, specifically by reducing sweets intake, could help with that."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

"Hitchy would be sat in the corner making all this noise eating a bag of sweets."

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

They knew that an adult had no business with sweets.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

The trick is that you can put some banana in it while you’re boiling it so that makes it a little sweeter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

For sweeter, earthier soups made with squash or root vegetables, I tend toward vinegars with a little fruitiness of their own, like apple cider vinegar or my current favorite, white balsamic.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

"I worked incredibly hard, showed a lot of grit and determination. I think these are a lot sweeter than the ones you win with ease."

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

"Conversely, the sweeter milk chocolate scent acts more like a hedonic reward cue, enhancing training volume by creating a highly pleasant sensory environment rather than by shifting basic metabolic hunger signals."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

I wanted to lie for a short while on the sun-warmed bank and revisit some sweeter memories before undertaking the journey to my unknown future.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

“And sweetest in the gale is heard; and sore must be the storm that could abash the little bird that kept so many warm.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

It might be the sweetest thing I’ve ever tasted—and was the only drink I couldn’t finish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Despite Mary’s misfit qualities, she exhibits a kindness that even the sweetest of her sisters, Jane, lacks.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

It was hardly the sweetest strike, but nobody cared.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

She must have been the sweetest of ladies.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour


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