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fry

[frahy] / fraɪ /
VERB
cook in hot oil
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Unlike a McNugget or a chicken fry, both of which are primarily taut pieces of dry stuff that exist as vehicles for sauce, the Cane’s version is obviously and unmistakably chicken.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

Salmon also suffered, partly because drought had affected inland rivers, where Chinook and Coho migrate to spawn, eggs hatch, and salmon fry swim back downstream to the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

"They like green beans but not by themselves, so we just fry them in a little bit of butter and dip in breadcrumbs. The same with cauliflower and lots of other vegetables," she says.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

McCain, a major french fry supplier, faced potato shortages due to climate events and intensive farming, prompting a revamp of its growing methodology.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

And it was already hot enough to fry your brains through your hat.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Twenty-three years later, the fries are French again.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Every single Cane’s meal has basically the same components: chicken, fries, toast, sauce, and sometimes coleslaw.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

We might get an order of Parmesan fries or have a fish moment like crudo or a fish taco.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

The factory that AFP visited in Hunan province's Pingjiang turns out nearly 700 tonnes per day of the spongy, red-coloured strips, which look like squashed French fries covered in oil.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

He ordered a green-chili cheeseburger and fries for a late lunch.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

I did the same: three dishes for lunch on my own, a whole fried fish in a sweet-tart sauce, braised pork in a clay pot, and tofu in a sizzling skillet.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

On one night, I’d empty a pack into a hot skillet, let the sausage crisp at the edges and spoon everything over spiced rice with a fried egg and a mess of fresh herbs.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

Mukbangers, content creators who eat grotesque amounts of food on camera, frequently feature fried chicken.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

Devlin's night ended with a deserved red card for a ridiculous and entirely needless lunge that fried the brain.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

I say, as if she said, Yes, I’d love to come over and hang out and eat chips and giggle about boys and try your momma’s fried chicken and become super good friends.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

At the start of frying, the tiny pores inside a potato are still filled with water, leaving little room for oil.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

The miracle everyone pulls off is making a poisonous relationship dryly hilarious, even if every civilized exchange eventually becomes a figurative frying pan flying through the air.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Otherwise you’re just railing in impotent fury at the companies frying the planet.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

The jury was told that the 17-year-old boy was further back, holding a frying pan.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Then she dusts the dough with flour and does this complicated folding, squishing thing before rolling it into flat circles and frying the parathas.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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