leftover

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Leftover pizza gets cut up, crisped on the stove and mixed into scrambled eggs—a remnant from Duggal’s college days that she has christened “pizza eggs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Leftover Halloween decorations hung overhead as people rocked and swayed on the Gossip Grill dance floor to a range of music genres, from Afrobeats to disco.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023

Leftover chicken-feta-pasta salad defrosted from the freezer; a corn tortilla with Muenster cheese and smashed avocado; and a salad with carrots, celery, parsley, red pepper, pomegranate seeds, olives.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2023

Leftover fresh vegetables could be used to make a hearty soup or chutney.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2022

Leftover cigar smoke drifted from men’s suits, and at each stop the roar of frogs and crickets filled the car.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson