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Word: muffin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...muscular and about 45, Gary always wears tight jeans and a cowboy hat. He addresses me as “pretty lady,” as in “thank you, pretty lady,” when I bring him black coffee and half a toasted banana nut muffin every morning...

Author: By Lauren R. Dorgan, | Title: POSTCARD FROM WILTON, N.Y.: The Overnight Shift | 7/20/2001 | See Source »

...loaf of wheat bread without getting sick of its discolored brown and grainy consistency reminds me of how thankful I should be for the bread basket in Cabot, which is itself notoriously understocked. I now treasure the opportunity during the school year when I could choose between an English muffin and cinnamon raisin bread without having to buy entire packages of each...

Author: By Nicole B. Usher, | Title: POSTCARD FROM CAMBRIDGE: Salivating for a Salad Bar | 6/29/2001 | See Source »

Oprah Winfrey, arbiter of moral and literary betterment for millions of American women, devoted a whole show to the benefits of yoga earlier this month, with guest appearances by Turlington and stud-muffin guru Rodney Yee. Testimonials from everyday yogis and yoginis clogged the hour: I lost weight; I quit smoking; I conquered my fear of flying; I can sleep again; it saved my marriage; it improved my daughter's grades and attitude. "We are more centered as a team," declared the El Monte Firefighters of Los Altos Hills, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Power of Yoga | 4/23/2001 | See Source »

...Oprah Winfrey, arbiter of moral and literary betterment for millions of American women, devoted a whole show to the benefits of yoga earlier this month, with guest appearances by Turlington and stud-muffin guru Rodney Yee. Testimonials from everyday yogis and yoginis clogged the hour: I lost weight; I quit smoking; I conquered my fear of flying; I can sleep again; it saved my marriage; it improved my daughter's grades and attitude. "We are more centered as a team," declared the El Monte Firefighters of Los Altos Hills, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Power Of Yoga | 4/15/2001 | See Source »

...concert. There is something wrong with the plane - a part has gone wrong, so they're going to try to fix the part (which could take three hours) or order the part (which could take two days). I decide that, in airline speak, the same argot which calls a muffin a breakfast and a strip of rotten chicken an entree, three hours means nine hours and "could take two days" means the plane is going down in a fiery ball of flame. I rebook my trip through Miami and figure I'll take my chances getting out of there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rock in Rio, Part 3 | 1/18/2001 | See Source »

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