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[bred] / brɛd /




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Demand exploded locally this decade, most memorably during a purple bread mania that swept the archipelago in the darkest days of the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Also, Walsh gets spelt polenta bread from Bub and Grandma’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"He went shopping, he bought things like cream and chocolates instead of fish fingers and bread," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

It’s just before the midweek lunch rush at Langer’s Deli and owner Norm Langer is behind the already-busy sandwich counter inspecting a stack of newly sliced rye bread.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Like a savage watching his first civilized meal, I copied the leisurely gestures of the others as they passed bread and cheese and unhurriedly stirred their coffee.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

For readers who aren’t familiar with the brand, Paris Baguette sells what you might call European- and Asian-inspired pastries, breads and cakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

"You will see fast food, Indian breads and curries, desserts, and whatever else people have been sending," said Kaanita, a 21-year-old student.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

The values recorded in sunflower flour breads were much higher than those seen in bread made entirely from wheat flour.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2026

Recently, butter garlic naan - a flavour-packed rendition of the traditional naan - topped Taste Atlas' best breads list.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025

I already know how to bake challah and some other breads, but my older brother says he needs meat to put meat on his bones.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Simple, playful and deliciously processed, the breaded chicken nuggets can be found in abundance inside my kitchen freezer.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

But many customers gravitated toward the breaded shrimp, and executives didn’t want to disappoint them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Further, the amount of Cs-137 detected in the one batch of breaded shrimp was really quite low.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2025

One sample of breaded shrimp tested positive for the substance, but this positive sample "did not enter US commerce", the FDA said.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2025

It was a breaded veal cutlet, spinach, mashed potatoes, and prune whip.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

It was almost limp with moisture, and there was an obvious contrast between where the breading ended and the chicken began.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Many all-you-can-eat menus lead with heavy, low-cost carbohydrates like pasta or thick breading to trigger fullness before you’ve reached the break-even point on higher-cost proteins.

From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026

When not working shifts at Echo Park vegetarian restaurant Elf Cafe, Kopushyan toiled in his home kitchen with spice blends for four and a half months, obsessively tinkering with breading, seasoning and frying.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2025

She advises breading and frying before dipping into a tartar sauce or marinara.

From Salon ● May 21, 2025

She finishes breading the final croquette, then glances at her wristwatch.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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