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potato

[puh-tay-toh, -tuh] / pəˈteɪ toʊ, -tə /
NOUN
vegetable
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It closed its factory on Cape Cod in Massachusetts that makes Cape Cod potato chips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

With grilled chicken and sweet potato coins glossed with maple syrup and orange zest.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

That’s why the milk-chocolate Boo Bar is packed with Pop Rocks and potato chips.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The agents haggled over prices for potato chips and whittled down operating costs with impressive acumen.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

Patience reached across Natalie for a potato chip, and Churro growled at her.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Millions of retirees are also being targeted with the seductive aroma of mashed potatoes and freshly cooked steak.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Bananas, potatoes, beans, leafy greens, and yogurt are examples of foods that can help increase potassium intake.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

The spidey senses of a Monterey school administrator started tingling when an invoice the food services director submitted for eggs, bacon and potatoes at Costco came with an exorbitant price tag.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Mr. Vlasenko complimented the drone operator’s dexterity: “He did not pick me up like a bag of potatoes, but like a real human being.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

And if we had luck the water would drag back enough of the weed to fill our baskets for soup, with a little left to sweeten the potatoes.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff


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