skewer
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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 β Jul. 2, 2026
Since they formed in 2019, the artists have gained an international reputation for employing the slick tropes of marketing and fashion to playfully skewer consumerism and supply-chain systems.
From The Wall Street Journal β Mar. 11, 2026
We begin with a gilda, a tiny skewer of anchovy, olive, pickled pepper and a platter of cured meats and cheeses.
From Salon β Nov. 8, 2025
Every political campaign needs a good slogan – a snappy phrase to energise voters and skewer opponents.
From BBC β Jul. 10, 2025
Vivi knocks her skewer against mine, bringing me out of my reverie.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
The app has boosted lesser-known businesses and sent tourists in droves to unconventional locations such as Zibo, a quiet industrial city in Shandong, after its cheap, marinated barbecue skewers went viral.
From Barron's β Jul. 13, 2026
The Mibrasa Hibachi Table Top Grill is portable, maintains a fire for hours and makes grilling skewers, vegetables and even steaks feel like part of the entertainment.
From Salon β Jul. 12, 2026
But Gouzer said he expects Banksy’s market to keep rebuilding, thanks to a fresh influx of younger tech collectors and international wild-card buyers who admire the roguish way Banksy skewers societal ills.
From The Wall Street Journal β May 21, 2026
When you get hungry, take a quick walk to Checker Hall, a neighborhood bar and restaurant that serves California-Mediterranean food such as skewers, turkish chicken and chicken schnitzel.
From Los Angeles Times β Apr. 20, 2026
The cooks were thin boys who fanned skewers with one hand and swatted gnats with the other.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
The smell hits first, garlic and char on skewered meat, chiles brushed over buns, oyster sauce mingling with the syrupy edge of black vinegar on sizzling noodles.
From Salon β Aug. 9, 2026
Their choreographed debate exploited and skewered stereotypes via expert timing and pointed wit, hitting home with the predominantly Asian and South Asian audience.
From Los Angeles Times β May 13, 2026
That means everything from their facial expressions to the size of the bite are replayed, scrutinized or skewered by millions.
From The Wall Street Journal β Mar. 4, 2026
"Customers understand that it's a luxury dish," chef Tomoyuki Takashino said from behind the stove as he skewered an eel he had just killed and filleted.
From Barron's β Nov. 21, 2025
The giant’s first shot would have skewered Reyna, but Hylla was fast.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
He is also a deft social satirist, no more so than when skewering his characters’ politically correct pretensions.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 14, 2026
In the classroom, trainees crowded around instructor Luo Duocheng as he demonstrated slicing a slab of beef, marinating it, and skewering the meat to form identical kebabs.
From Barron's β Jul. 2, 2026
Adams drew on his experience as a bank teller and manager at a phone company Pacific Bell for inspiration, skewering corporate jargon and middle management.
From Salon β Jan. 13, 2026
When it premiered back in 2021, “The White Lotus” was a sharp class satire aimed at skewering high-end tourism and the elite one-percenters willing to pay $9,000 a night to relax.
From Los Angeles Times β Mar. 3, 2025
The medium began to stalk around the clearing, skewering the villagers with his gaze.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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