crumbs

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Mixing ground beef with ingredients like mashed black beans, brown lentils, mushrooms, ricotta cheese or bread crumbs can help cut costs while maintaining flavor.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

In exchange for crumbs of egg, wild meerkats will climb onto scales and even hold still for ultrasounds.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Flying winger Louis Bielle-Bierrey profited from Antoine Dupont picking up the crumbs from an Italy kick in the last round when Theo Attisogbe challenged in the air.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

“They feared oil, butter and crumbs destroying their beautiful carpets, seats and rugs,” says Ross Melnick, professor of film and media studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Seidel picked up a few crumbs of dirt and tossed them at a window.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin