in the soup
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“It felt like what the moment called for. I was definitely in the soup already,” she says, writing songs for “Virgin” — “dropping all guard and being radically transparent,” as she puts it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
The market may be "back in the soup on the banking crisis," said Chuck Carlson, chief executive officer at Horizon Investment Services.
From Reuters ● May 3, 2023
Ultimately, you strain the stock and pull the chicken off the bone to use in the soup.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2023
Sfoglia lorda — bite-sized ravioli filled with goat cheese — hop in the soup near the end of the cooking process.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2022
I molded my fufu into small balls with my fingers, dipped it in the soup, making sure to scoop up fish chunks, and then brought it to my mouth.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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