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grub

[gruhb] / grʌb /
NOUN
larva
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He replied "grub" when asked about Britain's disgraced former prince Andrew, and "winner" at the mention of Melbourne-born Formula One driver Oscar Piastri.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

How did a recherché, quasi-French dish leave the skillful hands of Thomas Jefferson’s enslaved cooks and wind up being popular grub for millions of today’s cooks and consumers, white and—emphatically—black?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Foodies will be able to buy hot and cold grub during the event.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Customers lean over counters and scarf down the grub from plastic plates.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024

I chopped away until I found a cold white grub.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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