barbecue
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Consuming a few hundred acres, the fire in the Hürtgen Forest, western Germany, was a mere barbecue compared with the conflagrations that have recently threatened Mediterranean tourist spots and burned swaths of Canadian forest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It also featured Moroccan sinks, a pool and spa, a stone fire pit, and a barbecue area.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The i Paper also leads on the barbecue ban "to stop new UK wildfires".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Describing Britain as "a tinderbox" with 37 blazes nationwide on Friday, the prime minister warned against lighting fires outdoors, as the government introduced a ban on selling disposable barbecue equipment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
In the back, workers tended to giant barbecue and kanyenya stands loaded with delicious goat and beef.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
Around that time, he took on the role of grill master at the offensive line barbecues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Sample some new snacks: Summer barbecues are rife with potato-chip mediocrity.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Hosted at King Charles III’s private estate in Aberdeenshire, the vacation is normally a time for the wider royal clan to get together, decompress, have barbecues and go hunting, away from the public eye.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The second-year running back has made it a priority to get close with linemen by talking more and going to their barbecues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
We’ve got the barbecues, and we arrange for Ritchie and a few of his friends to guard the beer while the sermon’s on.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
Frank barbecued ribs in the yard, his mom served birria with rice and beans, and some 50 friends and classmates showed up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Orion wares include 58 tortillas, 43 cups of coffee, barbecued beef brisket and five types of hot sauce.
From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026
Since 1959, they’ve come for Chinese American classics such as sweet and sour chicken, barbecued pork chow mein, egg rolls, chop suey and shrimp fried rice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025
One of them approaches a vendor selling barbecued strips of yak meat.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025
They removed the last of the lamb from the freezer and barbecued on the roof, recounting what they had seen and what they had heard.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
"I can combine barbecuing with my previous work experience, which will be an advantage for me," Xu said after attending a class on editing videos for Douyin -- China's version of TikTok.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
“And my other favorite time is sunset in the upper bedroom or downstairs barbecuing something outdoors. The views really are spectacular.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
There was a picnic scene too, with Prince Philip and the Princess Royal seen barbecuing sausages.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
The rest of the section, which included anodyne listicles about summer activities, barbecuing, and photography, soon attracted additional scrutiny.
From Slate ● May 21, 2025
He also liked barbecuing in his favorite stain-splattered red and white checked apron.
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
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