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cob

[kob] / kɒb /




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This version leans hard into fresh corn, still in its cool green husks and already smelling sweet before you cut it from the cob.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

“He had a piece of space with wet cement so he just put the corn cob in there. And I just love the kind of freedom to make the piece. Anything can go in there.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Serve them with grilled Caesar salad, corn on the cob and something bright and fresh alongside.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

Pedersen broke down her options while sitting on a pinkish firepit and curved bench made from cob.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2025

Rob piled eight pieces of com on the cob, a mountain of mashed potatoes, eighteen chicken wings, and three pieces of cheesecake on his plate.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper

It looks like charcoal, but the black briquettes are actually made from plant waste: millet and sesame stalks, palm fronds and cobs.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

The cobs of corn she's harvesting are so abundant and the plants so tall, she's almost lost in a sea of maize.

From BBC Feb. 18, 2026

I learned that the distillery makes its bourbon from local Jimmy Red corn, which was two cobs away from extinction before High Wire rescued it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

Above, a large skylight is adorned with hundreds of suspended corn cobs, their illuminated forms offering one of the few sources of light in the dark and moody, monochromatic space.

From Salon Oct. 13, 2024

After a while, Shinae eonni came in and brought them corn cobs broken into small pieces.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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