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Rinse away thoroughly and repeat if necessary.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
Reheat if necessary over low heat.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
Use 2- to 2 1/2-inch star cookie cutters to cut out shapes, rerolling scraps as needed (if necessary, chill scraps before rerolling).
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
The guidelines also stress that leak responders should seek to eliminate all potential ignition sources and, if necessary, shut off electrical power to the area — steps that do not appear to have occurred before the explosion.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
Reheat if necessary over low heat.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
Use 2- to 2 1/2-inch star cookie cutters to cut out shapes, rerolling scraps as needed (if necessary, chill scraps before rerolling).
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
The guidelines also stress that leak responders should seek to eliminate all potential ignition sources and, if necessary, shut off electrical power to the area — steps that do not appear to have occurred before the explosion.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
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“If necessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20necessary. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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