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lettuce

[let-is] / ˈlɛt ɪs /




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Taylor Farms used the revision to push back on the idea that its lettuce had been definitively identified as the source; federal officials, though, maintained that the broader epidemiological and traceback evidence still pointed there.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

The Food and Drug administration traced an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a parasite-born intestinal disease, to contaminated lettuce grown in Mexico by Salinas-based Taylor Fresh Foods that made its way to Taco Bell.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

"I write fairly dark stuff, so it's actually lovely to go out in the morning and hand-feed the pygmy goats or the rabbits little bits of carrot and lettuce," James added.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

The salad chain’s shares tumbled after hours, but it said it doesn’t use iceberg lettuce and only uses jalapeño peppers in two dressings.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

During that time we never had carrots or lettuce with our meals.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

Nowadays in the early mornings, farmers — many of them descendants of Xochimilco’s original inhabitants — can be seen loading canoes with lettuces and flowers grown in the rich sediments dredged from the canals.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2023

I always have a ton of bell peppers, chiles and lettuces.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2023

We grow vegetables and fruit because it’s such a pleasure to step outside and clip lettuces or pluck plums.

From Seattle Times Jul. 15, 2023

There are certain star players in the greens game: Era-defining it-girls like arugula, kale and radicchio; culinary staples like spinach, cabbage, collard greens and chard; iceberg, romaine and other sandwich-standby lettuces.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2023

His rabbits’ lives were in danger because of Hufsa—to say nothing of all the lettuces and cabbages they were missing.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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