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taste

[teyst] / teɪst /




NOUN
capacity to sense flavor
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It would require firms like Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to give users the option of turning off algorithms that tailor recommendations to their personal taste.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

The currency is taste: Williamsburg effectively costs the same as Manhattan prices, but there is a thrill in living in a space that has been so famously known for hosting so many interesting people before.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

For the first time in years, his chai wasn’t a sweet treat with a luscious, spicy taste.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

He and Hobson have a particular taste in, and view of, visual art.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

“Aw, Jay Berry,” Daisy said, taking the stopper from the bottle, “castor oil isn’t hard to take. If you just close your eyes and swallow, you can’t even taste it.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

“A lot of other chai just tastes like cinnamon. The tea is almost absent.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Durian "tastes just as sweet as cake, without the greasiness and heaviness".

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

Life was an onslaught of bright lights, loud noises, intolerable textures and tastes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

It also needs to have the sourcing capabilities to meet fluctuations in shoppers’ tastes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

When it tastes good to you, get as many plates as you need and serve up some migas.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

"I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren't in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets."

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

I took a bite of the buttery Texas toast and the crinkle-cut fries, then dipped them into the creamy, peppery Cane’s Sauce, which tasted something like pickled ranch.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

By contrast, animals given low-calorie or noncaloric liquids that tasted sweet did not produce the same response.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Then foreigners tasted it, lost their minds and turned a condiment into the World Cup’s unlikeliest phenomenon.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

It was a concoction somewhere between green soup and palm nut soup, two favorites of mine; much closer to home food than anything I had tasted since I left.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

It was dark and deeply moist, a little earthy without tasting particularly of vegetables, and studded throughout with hunks of chocolate.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

I spent two days traveling around, seeing Allen High’s $62-million stadium, watching a game at AT&T Stadium and tasting BBQ.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

"Styria is really a wonderful place to be. You have mountains, you have lakes, if you're interested in wine you can go wine tasting... The quality of life is very good," he said.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

For about a third of the price of Nisei’s main tasting menu, diners get a five-course meal of just desserts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

She puckered her lips unpleasantly, as though tasting something sour.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill




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