distilled
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Antonelli prevailed in a gripping race, initially staging a three-car fight also including Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, before the race distilled down to a tussle between the Mercedes and Norris.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Mezcal is a distilled drink made from agave, the same plant group used to produce tequila.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026
They should use distilled water, never from the tap.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
The Oxford Companion to Art, an old owl distilled in its praise, calls the English artist Thomas Gainsborough “an independent and original genius.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
It sounded like a chant, the way it was distilled, the way it stripped all the mess of the outside down to the bone of the problem.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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