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The oven’s smoke suffuses the flame-orange flesh of sweet, tiny beets piled in a quasi-salad atop a swoop of garlicky potato purée.
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
From spreading atop toast to dipping strawberries, chocolate-hazelnut spread instantly sweetens and delights.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
That same year, a golden rooster — an official symbol of France — was placed atop the building’s new spire.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
At 10-2, Philadelphia sits atop the division, with the Washington Commanders trailing at 8-5, as five weeks remain in the regular season.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
From spreading atop toast to dipping strawberries, chocolate-hazelnut spread instantly sweetens and delights.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
That same year, a golden rooster — an official symbol of France — was placed atop the building’s new spire.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
At 10-2, Philadelphia sits atop the division, with the Washington Commanders trailing at 8-5, as five weeks remain in the regular season.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atop. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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