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fry

[frahy] / fraɪ /
VERB
cook in hot oil
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Soon, we knew, summer will come and fry the Carrizo Plain until everything green is brown.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

At the rate things are heating up on Earth, threatening to fry us alive sooner than later, this scheme could supposedly reverse or slow the damage we’ve done.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

He arrivedpenniless but was given a warm welcome by his hosts, when he was allowed to bunk up in the judge's house in Dundonald and was treated to an Ulster fry.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

On Wednesday, Wendy’s joined in, with a video of its U.S. president eating nearly half a burger and dipping a fry in a Frosty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

“Queenie, from now on if you fry a pullet this small, fry two.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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