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fry

[frahy] / fraɪ /
VERB
cook in hot oil
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Smaller improvements — like adjusting the amount of oil used to fry chicken and tweaking other fryer settings — would go a long way across its more than 46,000 restaurants worldwide, executives said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Its protein could feed a chicken or a pig, its oil could fry French fries or propel a truck, and its lecithin could emulsify chocolate or mayonnaise.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

“Regardless of how you fry your french fries, they are still fried,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

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

She waggles her eyebrows, and I throw a French fry at her.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Take away the rye and add fries to get Langer’s popular pastrami chili cheese fries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

The French onion soup arrives deeply savory beneath a cap of melted cheese, while the steak frites pairs a grilled bavette steak with crisp shoestring fries and rich béarnaise.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

But luckily, we’re not deep frying in this recipe—only an inch or so of oil is needed to turn lightly battered, julienned zucchini into crispy fries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

A child could eat the fries and then go home and watch the clown who sold them solve a mystery.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

I now have serious doubts that I’ll even be able to eat the fries he just paid for.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

She looked at me, then glanced back at the booth where Barry was gesturing wildly at a piece of fried onion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

To celebrate, the store threw her a party, which included a petting zoo, ice-cream truck and, yes, fried Oreos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

"Conversely, fried fast foods, often high in unhealthy fats, trans fats, and advanced glycation end-products, may contribute to inflammation and vascular damage," they add.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Sporting a futuristic leather-textured suit, Lady Gaga can be seen working behind the counter, offering fried chicken to customers and restocking bottled tea in the video clip released on Friday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

We were certain he’d prefer things like fried chicken and burgers.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

That investigation said high levels likely came from the nearby AGC Chemicals factory, which used it to manufacture coating for frying pans until 2012.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

If you heat up food—by frying it in a pan, for example—it will usually form some amount of acrylamide without adding any other ingredients at all.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

It appeared as cooking oil, frying fat, shortening, salad dressing, mayonnaise and an inconspicuous ingredient in packaged foods.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

But luckily, we’re not deep frying in this recipe—only an inch or so of oil is needed to turn lightly battered, julienned zucchini into crispy fries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

One of Henry’s favorite things to do is leave the house before dawn and get some bacon frying on the griddle.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt


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