cucumber
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It serves a concise but delectable menu until 4 a.m. from Thursday to Saturday—including noodles in spicy peanut sauce, a succulent shrimp spring roll, and fresh cucumber garnished with homemade chili paste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
On the Carpinteria Reef, commercial fishers target crab, lobster, sea urchin, sea cucumber and, farther out, fish, including halibut, said Dave Colker, executive director of Ventura County Commercial Fishermen’s Assn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Would you buy a cauliflower that looks like it's been sunburnt or a cucumber that's curled back on itself?
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Pair it with colorful summer sides like corn and avocado salad, broccoli slaw or cucumber kimchi, and it will feel nothing like Thanksgiving 2.0.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
They sat in the kitchen and rolled dough, chopped green onions, minced garlic, offered bits of cucumber to Aziza, who banged spoons nearby and played with carrots.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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For appetizers, I also love putting out potato chips, olives, slices of salami and cucumbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
They would also allow Scotland to produce more Mediterranean vegetables like tomatoes, cucumbers, aubergines, and even melons, according to Pete Ritchie from campaign organisation Nourish Scotland.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
At this rainforest-like indoor farm, where creatures such as coral, tropical fish and sea cucumbers inhabit different aquariums, Kinjo bred "miracle coral" with extra resistance to warmer water.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
He grows about 60 different crops, including herbs such as rosemary and thyme, heirloom tomatoes and cucumbers, and pick-your-own strawberries and flowers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
“How come after Mom died,” I ask, pushing the uneaten lettuce and cucumbers and tomatoes around my plate, “you gave up on starting your own landscaping business?”
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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