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quench

[kwench] / kwɛntʃ /




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Or maybe they’re local fans who have a thirst that only 20+ refills can quench.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Consumer tastes have changed dramatically since Coke’s heyday, and Vita Coco has responded with a product mix that should quench investors’ thirst for growth and reasonable value.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

On the other hand, they wrote, allowing potentially defective drugs to be widely used is akin to "drinking poison to quench thirst".

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

Through fingerlike projections that descend upon the uterine wall, it attempts to quench the embryo’s appetite for maternal blood.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2024

Worse, when the daughter hung up, she did not quench the old woman’s curiosity; instead, she placidly drank her coffee, went to her desk, and began to postmark a pile of letters.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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