chop

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The wrist camera captures how every muscle moves as they chop vegetables, season and grill chicken and roll up their shawarmas.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

"Burger" and "sausage" survived the chop, as did "escalope".

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

"There is no-one to chop firewood for winter to heat our stoves," they added in an exchange shown on state TV.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

The key is proportion: if your base is the size of a lentil or a grain of rice, aim to chop your vegetables to roughly match.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

The pile of logs they had made was still lying there untouched, as if Count Olaf had merely made them chop logs for his own amusement, rather than for any purpose.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket