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vegetable

[vej-tuh-buhl, vej-i-tuh-] / ˈvɛdʒ tə bəl, ˈvɛdʒ ɪ tə- /


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Ukraine, which is a major exporter of corn, wheat, colza, sunflower seeds and vegetable oil, submitted its EU membership bid days after Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Shoppers can walk straight into the social supermarket, with no prior booking required, to access a wealth of budget-friendly groceries, including a £1 fruit and vegetable bag.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Chesapeake built a 50-acre, Georgian-style corporate complex modeled after a college campus that it went on to expand, complete with four gourmet restaurants, a 72,000-square-foot gym and a vegetable garden.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

For a lot of vegetable, bean and chowder-style soups, I blend about half of what’s in the pot.That gives you body without turning the whole thing into purée.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

I popped down out of sight and I heard William saying, "Your roast lamb, madam. And which vegetable would you like? Peas or carrots?"

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

They would also allow Scotland to produce more Mediterranean vegetables like tomatoes, cucumbers, aubergines, and even melons, according to Pete Ritchie from campaign organisation Nourish Scotland.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Previous clinical studies have shown that eating vegetables, protein, or fat before carbohydrates can help limit these increases.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The remaining residents live off vegetables they grow in their gardens, soups of boiled weeds and cans of food they scavenge from bombed-out, abandoned homes around this city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

"Discharges seep into the water, flow into the nearby river that irrigates farmland, and end up in the fruit and vegetables on our plates."

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Nathan washed up and went to the kitchen inside the mobile home, where Nali had made ham-and-cheese sandwiches with some canned vegetables.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young


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