cucumber
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“I’m feeling cool as a cucumber in those moments,” Nolan recalled in a recent interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Dietitian Kate Hilton says she's drinking more iced water and eating cool, hydrating foods like cucumber, tomatoes, melon and frozen smoothies.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Blended with cream cheese and cucumber, it becomes a sandwich spread with the flavor profile of a carefully composed herb dressing and the effort level of opening a packet.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
It’s awesome because they rub you from head to toe with body oil, then they wash your hair and give you a cucumber and yogurt mask.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Just then one of the bedroom doors opened and Daoud came out, yawning and wearing a full cucumber face mask, so it had to be Thursday.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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He grows about 60 different crops, including herbs such as rosemary and thyme, heirloom tomatoes and cucumbers, and pick-your-own strawberries and flowers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
I like making homemade cottage cheese tzatziki with grated cucumbers, diced mint, fresh dill, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic powder and salt.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
Gen Z’s obsession with cucumbers was fueled by Logan Moffitt, 25, a content creator in Ottawa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Abeta says the administration is also developing ocean farming of species like milkfish, snapper and sea cucumbers to support exports and domestic food security.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
They were all wildly hungry and one suggested they raid the factory’s vegetable garden, where there were cabbage, lettuce, cucumbers, eggplant, and radishes.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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