fry
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Spend enough years standing behind pyramids of hamburgers, posing at fry stations and inserting yourself into the iconography of American restaurant chains, and eventually the props begin to accrue meanings of their own.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Salmon also suffered, partly because drought had affected inland rivers, where Chinook and Coho migrate to spawn, eggs hatch, and salmon fry swim back downstream to the ocean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
At one session, Rodriguez taught the class how to make a stir fry, which included four portions costing £2 each.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The stock market has bigger fish to fry this summer than a bump in oil prices.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
Later, she would fry the pierogi with onions right from the garden, and the very air would taste good enough to eat.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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I work from the tail toward the head until my plate holds just a frame, some skin, one or two fries I’m saving for no good reason.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
It also reduced total cooking time and lowered the amount of oil absorbed by the fries.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
He said those provide enough power to keep fries frozen and fans whirring as long as they are switched out every five hours or so.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
She tells a cashier at a place called Taco King that she will report him for having uncovered hair if he doesn’t give her a free order of fries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
The horrified look on Dad’s face when he realized he couldn’t afford our hamburgers and fries.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Anderson’s Billy steps out of the shadows with a full face of femme fatale makeup and a syrupy Dolly Parton drawl, promptly serving Kris enough fried chicken to feed a bobsled team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The strips were then blanched, salted, and fried in soybean oil that had been heated to 180 degrees Celsius.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Hetty Lui McKinnon’s recipe calls for a head of iceberg lettuce, stir-fried, then topped with crispy garlic and a fried egg and served over a warm bowl of rice.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
The transformation is visible everywhere: from supermarket shelves stocked with ultra-processed foods to pizzerias selling slices piled high with chips, sausages and fried snacks.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
A long, deep dish held fried fish that had been cooked in what appeared to be onions and...other things Anya had never seen before.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
A more effective frying process would keep pressure inside the potato positive for a longer period and reduce the amount of time spent under negative pressure.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
The miracle everyone pulls off is making a poisonous relationship dryly hilarious, even if every civilized exchange eventually becomes a figurative frying pan flying through the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Otherwise you’re just railing in impotent fury at the companies frying the planet.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
He picked up a discarded frying pan from a street along the way, claiming it could be protection.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Rose hissed like a recoiling snake, her hand reaching to cover RiRi’s eyes in anticipation of Miig dancing an electric jig, sizzling like a piece of frying meat.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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