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Barbecues are set up on the street with food being handed out to hungry demonstrators, while people play street hockey to the sounds of dance music, honking horns and chants of "freedom".

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2022

Barbecues seem to have a special place in Americans’ hearts.

From Fox News • Aug. 26, 2021

Barbecues were a way to gather and celebrate unified values.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2021

Barbecues on balconies and in gardens are allowed under certain conditions.

From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2020

The Barbecues, when the coffee is laid out to dry, are called indiscriminately Tendales or Secadores.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.