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mushroom

[muhsh-room, -room] / ˈmʌʃ rum, -rʊm /


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The company’s scale also means that a food safety breach at a single farm or plant can quickly mushroom into a broader public health emergency.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

"It was almost like there was a mushroom cloud of smoke, it was like a bomb had gone off," she said.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The researchers also observed occasional mushroom shaped plumes rising from the heated base of the tank.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Start with the jeow trio — especially the mushroom jeow.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

The tiniest bead of juice from the blusher mushroom.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

A handful of mushrooms that seems meager in a paper bag can become the center of a frittata.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

It carries enough bright acid to pair with grilled meats and creamy pasta sauces, enough earthiness to complement mushrooms and truffles and a savoriness that plays well with roasted veggies and herb-heavy dishes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Spermidine is produced naturally by human cells and is also present in foods including wheat germ, mushrooms, parmesan, and cheddar.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Unless cooked, vegetables such as green peppers, green onions, tomatoes and mushrooms were also off-limits.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

I stuck with the sweet potatoes and mushrooms.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

Since last fall, when Kakaiya began selling the model, clinician interest has mushroomed.

From Slate Jun. 7, 2026

In 2019, more bases mushroomed on two nearby islands, and another in 2023—creating a sequenced footprint.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

This was the version of reality she lived after early mental health issues mushroomed into full-blown psychosis.

From BBC Feb. 6, 2026

It soon mushroomed from there to other infrastructure companies, cloud providers, and energy firms.

From Barron's Dec. 12, 2025

A thick gray smoke mushroomed up and slowly spread over the neighborhood rooftops and church steeples.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

New data centres -- warehouse-like facilities that store online files and power AI tools from chatbots to image generators -- are mushrooming worldwide, and the sector is growing particularly fast in Asia.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

The wave of protests mushrooming around the world has now forced a change of leadership in Madagascar.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 14, 2025

And they’re not new, although they do seem to be mushrooming.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2025

But outrage over mushrooming college “sticker” prices clouds a reality that some families may not fully understand: Few students pay the full price.

From New York Times Apr. 12, 2024

Margie had three big brothers instead of one, and one day in October the whole bunch of them went out mushrooming.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen




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