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But just as pizzaiolos have riffed on the Neapolitan pie, some artisanal bakers have found that the key to success lies in strategically breaking from dogma.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

On TikTok, people have riffed on and parodied the playful lyrics endlessly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

For years, bakers have riffed on the recipe for hamantaschen, the traditional sweet for Purim, which starts at sunset on March 16 this year.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2022

Both Zernike and HuffPost’s Jonathan Cohn have riffed on the famous line about Ginger Rogers, suggesting that Pelosi must do everything her male counterparts do “backwards and in high heels.”

From Slate • Nov. 29, 2018

They have riffed on nuns’ habits and the cloaks of friars, the red vestments of cardinals and the simple cassocks of priests.

From Washington Post • May 16, 2018