grub
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He replied "grub" when asked about Britain's disgraced former prince Andrew, and "winner" at the mention of Melbourne-born Formula One driver Oscar Piastri.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
When asked for a response to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, he said "grub" which drew applause from the audience.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
How did a recherché, quasi-French dish leave the skillful hands of Thomas Jefferson’s enslaved cooks and wind up being popular grub for millions of today’s cooks and consumers, white and—emphatically—black?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Watching with delight in spring as a male redbird presents his mate with an edible demonstration of his “fitness as a partner,” she comments, “In the avian world, a grub is an engagement ring.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024
Anyhow Mis’ Turner got de best ole grub in town.”
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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