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berry

[ber-ee] / ˈbɛr i /


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The single star was painted in berry juice, as was the bear, which looked so porcine that Mexicans who were struggling to protect California from Yankee rogues mocked it as more pig than bear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Even as cases of cyclosporiasis rise in the U.S., you don’t have to avoid berry breakfasts and Caesar salads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Those include rival Rogue’s mango-flavored pouches and Velo’s wild berry and dragon fruit flavors.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

The standout drink on my visit was the triple berry matcha, made with first-harvest organic matcha, house-made berry syrup and vanilla cream.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

Rosie pinched a berry with her fingers and rolled it between her lips, shivering at the tart taste.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

"MIND-recommended foods rich in antioxidants, such as berries, and high-quality protein sources like poultry may reduce oxidative stress and mitigate neuronal damage," suggest the researchers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

It matters because prices for fruit, especially high-value berries such as strawberries or blueberries can fluctuate wildly.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

He poured money into the operation, enabling it to whisk berries onto store shelves via refrigerated trucks within two days of picking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Most traditional foodstuffs, such as nuts or zereshk -- small red berries used in Persian cuisine -- remain available, however.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Masvita often said chocolate berries reminded her of bedbugs.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

The floral arrangements used “English foliage — holly, berried ivy and red skimmia,” and the tree was to be recycled to be viewed by holiday visitors to Windsor.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 25, 2022

In fall, masses of winter pansies, ornamental kale and berried shrubs replace tender plantings in the massive window box and containers, while the trim boxwood hedges and clipped hollies carry the show throughout winter.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2021

She moved the jar of arbutus into place again; picked out a spray, dark-leafed, berried with scarlet and orange, tried it against the dull serge of her frock.

From The Disturbing Charm by Berta Ruck

He carried her shawl and parasol; she herself bearing a veritable armful of flowers, leaves, red berried sprigs, a tangle of richest color.

From At Fault by Kate Chopin

Now the childern be a-pryèn Roun' the berried bremble-bow, Zome a-laughèn, woone a-cryèn Vor the slent her frock do show.

From Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by William Barnes

They spoke most of the weather, and mentioned fishing, berrying and hunting as often as art.

From Time Magazine Archive

Joe and Marly did so much berrying, what with strawberries and then red raspberries and then blackberries, that Joe said he was absolutely berried-out.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

Of course, I’m not going to follow her, although it would be easier than playing On the Track, the game we made up when went berrying or food gathering.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

I’m beginning to think she’s gone fishing or berrying and will not return until dusk.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

I’m going berrying if I have to go alone.”

From Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted by Harriet L.




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