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bakes

  • plural of bake.
  • present tense form of bake (3rd person singular).

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As Europe bakes under a second heatwave in as many months, Guterres delivered a speech in London that painted a stark picture of a planet that has just endured its 11 hottest years on record.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Analysts at KeyBanc suggested Monday that SpaceX’s stock price already bakes in sufficient optimism for the company’s ambitions.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: This unique multicooker air fries, bakes, slow cooks and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The 13-year-old from Coleraine in County Londonderry impressed viewers in this year's series of Junior Bake Off with her creative bakes and spoke openly about how she manages living with JIA.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

My grandma is very old, and she doesn’t remember things a lot, but she bakes the most delicious cookies.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky