plump

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Instead, it’s inspired by the famous fig tree metaphor from Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar,” where each plump and juicy fig, dangling deliciously on the branches, represents a different life path for the protagonist.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

A taste of New England in West Hollywood, it quickly became known for fried clams and chowders harkening to Cimarusti’s Rhode Island childhood and plump lobster rolls filled with never-frozen lobster.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The plump, bone-in chicken pieces felt bigger than what I got at my last visit to a Buffalo Wild Wings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The shake-up might have cheered investors, except that the stock’s plump dividend yield and 70-year history of payout increases will get a rethink at the time of the split.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Bedi Ma'am showed us pictures of plump worms called caterpillars and said that's how butterflies begin.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman