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As I inched up the rope, my arms ached, my left sock squished with blood from a leech bite, and I was marinating in sweat.

From National Geographic • Jan. 23, 2024

“This isn’t how they do it in Korea,” he said one morning, as he was marinating more meat.

From The Guardian • May 31, 2019

Meanwhile Joe Raffa, who is the head chef at Oyamel and is spearheading the China Poblano project, was marinating duck breasts so that they could be cooked at low temperature sous vide.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2010

The ground beef was marinating in so much lard it looked as if it were encased in Jell-O.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben