cookout
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Nailah Williams, a 25-year-old content creator in Atlanta, was so engaged that she said she had a physical reaction to one scene while reading her Robert Fagles translation during a July 4 cookout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
A Fourth of July cookout will cost 9.4% more than last year, with the American Farm Bureau Federation estimating it costs $73.82 to feed 10.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
While beef burgers are a Memorial Day cookout staple for many, there are more affordable options such as hot dogs, turkey burgers and chicken.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
A bunch of green onions left half-charred on the grill outside one of the smaller cabins suggested the arrival of the Mexican commandos coincided with a carne asada cookout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
Henry lugs out the half barrel for another neighborhood cookout.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Those hosting cookouts this Memorial Day weekend should prepare to spend more than they did last year, as the cost of barbecue essentials has skyrocketed.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
These groups organised local community events, such as charity drives, cookouts and political discussions, before switching to full-time campaigning.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
I think people will be very bored with screen time in 20 years, so we will have moved back to fishing, reading books, gardening, playing real guitars and pianos, taking walks, and enjoying family cookouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
"We would have cookouts or a pool party at her parents' house," he says.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
It was no use selling 8800 since kinfolk from Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina were now moving in, and on most days, they gathered on the sidewalks and the porches for gossip and cookouts.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
