State Borders
Of California's 3 state borders, its one with this state is the longest
Nevada
This sport will make its Olympic debut at the 2028 Summer Games; ball carriers are "tackled" without contact
flag football
Shoyu is simply the Japanese name for this
soy sauce
In medieval times, it was a flag that identified a knight; today it's a kind of rectangular ad that mucks up your browsing experience
One theory says until about 4 billion years ago, this seventh planet from the sun was eighth & most distant
A water border between these 2 states also surrounds Ellis Island
This dessert usually has cream cheese frosting & the namesake ingredient is grated; including raisins or pineapple is very polarizing
carrot cake
A sage butter sauce is a classic accompaniment to these Italian potato dumplings
gnocchi
Some of these edible-sounding data packets track online behavior, the better to grab your attention via targeted advertising
cookies
The constellation Taurus includes both the Hyades & this star cluster, M45
the Pleiades
This state once bordered Pennsylvania, but after 1863, it no longer does
Virginia
It's the practice of doing just the basics at work without actually resigning
quiet quitting
A gyro ain't nothin' but a sandwich until you serve it with this creamy Greek yogurt & cucumber sauce
tzatziki
In finance, it means to liquidate an asset for cash; for a creator in the attention economy, it means to earn revenue from content
monetize
Actually a 3-star system, this last star in the handle of the Little Dipper can be useful for getting around
Polaris
This state once bordered Pennsylvania, but after 1863, it no longer does
Maine
On Christmas Day in 1997, it was Rodman to Kukoc, who made a great catch & one of these buckets with 1.1 seconds left on the clock
buzzer beater
Finely chopped parsley & oregano give this Argentinian sauce for grilled meat its vibrant green color
chimichurri
Many websites really want you to enable these notifications, pop-up messages that refuse to be ignored even if your phone is locked
push notifications
These 2 words precede crescent & gibbous to indicate whether the visible part of the Moon is getting larger or smaller
waxing and waning
Cornering the market on the U.S. Northwest, Washington State borders these 2 others
Oregon & Idaho
A toy disk that was a precursor to the Frisbee had this planetary name & boasted, "it flies" & "a scale model flying saucer"
Pluto Platter
Sweet & spicy, this increasingly popular Korean sauce gets its name from words for "red pepper" & "paste"
gochujang
This type of meaningful focus on content, as opposed to mindless browsing, is measured via metrics like shares & clicks
engagement
Used to calculate astronomical distance, it's the difference in direction of an object as seen from 2 different points
parallax