leftovers
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If you’re getting tomatoes and lettuce for your burgers, expect them to cost around 20% more than they did last year — and make a plan for how you can use any leftovers.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
The marauding monkeys brazenly snatch ice cream, cakes and crisps from unwitting tourists in addition to gobbling abandoned leftovers from bins or food directly offered to them.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
The first night, I topped bowls with avocado and sour cream; the second, I spooned leftovers over white rice with shredded cabbage and green onion left over from another dinner earlier in the week.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
My retirement equivalent is the surplus produce from a friend who runs a free farmstand and has leftovers at day’s end.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
“Rex, you should take some of the leftovers to school tomorrow,” she says.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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