chop

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Directions Roughly chop or lightly crush some of the capers with the side of a fork, leaving plenty whole for texture.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

He remembers learning how to chop a piece of wood with one punch.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

“You cannot chop up ‘NCIS’ or ‘CSI’ in the same way,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

“I always think the bigger prize is horizontal drilling, but there’s a lot of wood to chop there,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

That was the ice she had to help Nokomis chop every day from the deep hole they fished through.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich