porridge
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In 2013, he spent nearly two weeks on a bench ahead of Prince George's birth, being fed porridge and given cups of tea by staff there.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Breakfast was porridge with bananas and peanut butter, while lunch was "usually a massive plate of rice with marmite with two eggs, or cheesy fried potatoes with eggs and veg".
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Onion and bacon tend to point elsewhere: perhaps a baked potato soup, or a congee-style porridge finished with a fried egg.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026
In the Starkadders’ home, breakfast means congealed porridge, and cows are called Feckless, Aimless, Graceless and Pointless.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
“Ah, that was good,” sighed Aunt Shuvai, mopping up the last of her relish with a chunk of stiff porridge.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing porridge
"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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