lettuce

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Among her many years toiling in the fields, she cut and packed lettuce, picked cherries and planted watermelon seeds across the Central Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

To study how plants interact with these drugs, the researchers grew tomatoes, carrots, and lettuce in a temperature-controlled chamber.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

The Chicken Salad Bacon Club wrap had the right ratio of lettuce to avocado to chicken salad—although it leaned a bit on the salty side, likely a consequence of the bacon bits sprinkled inside.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Picture a burrito bowl layered in reds and greens: cabbage slaw, sweet corn, charred bell peppers, red onion, shredded lettuce, jalapeños.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

He tore off a piece of lettuce from his sandwich and pushed it through the bars.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney