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[beef] / bif /




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“While I’m fully on board with a couple of hikes, I have a beef with pricing exceeding just that: two tactical hikes,” he noted.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Investors and bank loans fueled Brian McClain’s “house of cards” beef operations, which burned through $170 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Talbot says he’s confident that the proactive measures on behalf of the federal government will mitigate the screwworm’s reach and therefore not impact the beef supply locally or nationally.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Wendy’s, in fact, is pushing much-cheaper chicken to help offset beef inflation.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

How disappointed she would be to see my room at my aunt’s boardinghouse —a perilous stack of tinned peaches and corned beef hash, a nest of an unmade bed.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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