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as in spiciness
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as in suggestiveness
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The chipotle and lime aioli give the taco a bit of spiciness.
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According to Valera, a great Ceviche balances the umami of Florida seafood, like grouper, mahi-mahi, or Florida yellowtail snapper; with citrus and a touch of spiciness.
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The other funnymen of the time—Milton Berle with his lewd suggestiveness, Jackie Gleason with his baleful roar—did the same shtick over and over.
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Those split levels of child and adult consciousness give the film a certain piquancy, a little gap where drama can spark in a story where almost nothing really happens except a kid takes a plane ride, or several plane rides, with his mom.
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That Mann himself had written stories on gay themes added to the piquancy of the encounter.
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Pop’s vocals add imperfect earthiness, grounding the album in what feels almost like blues call-and-response.
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Its mild earthiness offers a nice counterpoint to the savory tomato sauce and punchy spices in the drink too, Hale tells us.
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In a small bowl, mix the yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon zest, and lemon juice to make the sauce, and season with salt and pepper.
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Add zest and juice of 1 lemon, stir to combine, then season to taste with salt and cayenne, if using.
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Despite the heavy central theme of chronic illness, there’s a delicious bawdiness to Will There Ever Be Another You, a vulgar juvenilia evoking graffiti-tag genitals or the ding dong ditch scene from Billy Madison.
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Scallion Oil Noodles Scallion oil noodles, a specialty of Shanghai and the greater Jiangnan region in eastern China, showcase the allium sweetness and mellow pungency of one of the most versatile aromatics in Chinese cuisine.
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The dressing, based on nuoc cham, a traditional Vietnamese dipping sauce, has just enough fish sauce to give it depth and pungency without overpowering the brightness of the lime.
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The layer of comic broadness on top of the romance also seemed intended to compensate for the fact that the dating itself wasn’t particularly compelling.
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Democrats expressed discomfort with the broadness of the list.
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“Raciness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raciness. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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