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hamburger

[ham-bur-ger] / ˈhæmˌbɜr gər /


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The first alpha-gal fatality was confirmed in 2025 after Brian Waitzel, an otherwise healthy JetBlue pilot, died four hours after he ate a hamburger at a backyard barbecue in New Jersey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Rapport matters, and if you don’t have confidence in this guy when you are done politely grilling him like a hamburger on the Fourth of July, move on to someone who does.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Inflation has been creeping up since February, but your wallet will feel a lot lighter after you scan the hamburger, hot dogs, buns, and even the barbecue sauce for your America’s 250th birthday party.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

So far, they have been to chains including the Tex-Mex staple Chipotle and the famous hamburger shop Shake Shack, as well as small, independently-run restaurants.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

I take the tray with the same old hamburger bun on it over to the side of the cafeteria where the ketchup and mustard packs are.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake

But he just doodles pictures of hamburgers during those.

From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026

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

The Irvine-based chain had developed a menu that was affordable enough for consumers worried about inflation and also fun enough for those looking for more than just hamburgers and pizza.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Some customers are leaving vegetables off hamburgers and sandwiches, but people are still ordering salads.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

We stopped at a White Castle on the way down and ate about two dozen hamburgers.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt


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