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tenderloin

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Recent Examples of tenderloin While wholesale brisket prices have risen more than 70% over the past seven years, prices for top sirloin, tenderloin and boneless rib-eye haven’t been far behind, with an average per-pound price increase of around 66% for those cuts. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026 According to Gavin, to get the best flavor and texture for pork chops and small tenderloin pieces, marinate for 1 to 12 hours, while an entire pork tenderloin can be marinated for up to 24 hours. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 13 Aug. 2026 There are also some distinctly Southern choices, including livermush and pork tenderloin, alongside more familiar bacon, sausage and ham. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026 The highlight of mine was the rabbit doppio, a large ravioli stuffed with braised meat and cheese in separate but adjacent cells, and the beef tenderloin was a perfect anchor. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tenderloin

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Though still under construction, the apartment will eventually offer four bedrooms and the scale of a private home, complete with a grand gathering room, a library, a den, and a series of smaller lounge areas.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
The entry has sight lines that extend to the formal dining room, a home office or den, and at the back of the Townhome, a spectacular family room that opens to the top of the second floor.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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De Wet claims Olivier then ordered him to dispose of their bodies in a pigsty — an act prosecutors believe was meant to destroy evidence.

— Christina Coulter, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Regard your property as an investment in a pigsty, and visitors will treat it thus.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025

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Of the two franchises, the Cowboys are a trash can and the Eagles are the city dump.

— Mac Engel October 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Malkin controlled Lapierre’s dump-in attempt near the blue line, toe-dragged past Panther defenseman Gustav Forsling in the slot and beat Black with a wrist shot.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

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In Levittown, the cost-cutting builders at first hadn’t even bothered with tanks and had installed cesspools instead—three decades later, the suburb’s sewer system was still under construction.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The tea that Housewives have on each other, especially in Atlanta, is a never-ending cesspool of rumors, blogs, Instagram DMs, and whispers through a complex network of girls and gays.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 25 May 2026

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