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grub

[gruhb] / grʌb /
NOUN
larva
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In 1938, Pennington pitched a tent outside the hiring hall for workers building the Shasta Dam, set up some tree stumps for seats and started hawking grub.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

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

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

Foodies will be able to buy hot and cold grub during the event.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Then he made a dash for the grub tent.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker




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