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mushroom

[muhsh-room, -room] / ˈmʌʃ rum, -rʊm /


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He nitpicks about the quality of this mushroom or that mushroom.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

With the decline of logging and cannabis as livelihoods, they see income from tourists attracted by ultramarathons, mushroom foraging and other outdoor activities as a financial savior.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

One slightly stranger favorite is ground beef mixed with minced mushrooms and a little mushroom gravy powder, which can become an excellent head start on stew, meatballs, meatloaf or cottage pie.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

Lawyers for Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson say her conviction was undermined by a "catastrophic" mix-up that led to the jury staying at the same hotel as prosecutors and a key witness.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Floyd Chaceley, who never smiles, on my right, laughing like Lord Satan in a mushroom cloud.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

The supply chain bringing matsutake mushrooms from under the tree stumps of southwestern China to its fanciest hotels offers a window into the country’s logistical prowess.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

Drolma’s livelihood depends on her ability to spot the best mushrooms at the auction.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

He's already been out in his kayak to catch fish, he's been foraging for mushrooms and berries, and he's enjoyed vegetables from his neighbour's croft.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Sausage — pork or soy — is an obvious choice, but deeply seasoned, aggressively browned mushrooms do the job beautifully, too.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

Her watercolors of speckled mushrooms and bonneted girls were hung with pride in the family room, and her skill was encouraged with private lessons and summer visits to sketching camp.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

To understand how the people mover mushroomed in price, let’s start at the beginning.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Military helicopters backed by tractors on the ground hauled water Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which mushroomed in size since breaking out two days earlier in a hard-to-access nature reserve.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

That all changed as the Premier League's global appeal mushroomed.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Since last fall, when Kakaiya began selling the model, clinician interest has mushroomed.

From Slate Jun. 7, 2026

The vision fizzled, and a poof of smoke mushroomed from its surface.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

It is visible in the mushrooming of private schools in small towns and villages.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

In nursing homes mushrooming across the Mexican border, elderly Americans are turning up for low-cost care.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 26, 2026

New data centres -- warehouse-like facilities that store online files and power AI tools from chatbots to image generators -- are mushrooming worldwide, and the sector is growing particularly fast in Asia.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

USC’s deficit grew dramatically during the final year of Folt’s tenure, mushrooming from $158 million to upwards of $200 million — an increase of more than 26%.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2025

Gerald Black, at his own request, was supervising the mushrooming wooden partitions that were springing up in a bellying circle on the vaulted third floor of Radiation Building 2.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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