leftover

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Leftover pizza gets cut up, crisped on the stove and mixed into scrambled eggs—a remnant from Duggal’s college days that she has christened “pizza eggs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Leftover Halloween decorations hung overhead as people rocked and swayed on the Gossip Grill dance floor to a range of music genres, from Afrobeats to disco.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023

Leftover chicken-feta-pasta salad defrosted from the freezer; a corn tortilla with Muenster cheese and smashed avocado; and a salad with carrots, celery, parsley, red pepper, pomegranate seeds, olives.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2023

Leftover coffee makes a warm brown, sweet potato gives an orange glow and matcha can create light greens.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2023

"Leftover cases from an imported gift sent straight to our glorious Elector himself. Goes until six o'clock."

From "Legend" by Marie Lu