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potato

[puh-tey-toh, -tuh] / pəˈteɪ toʊ, -tə /
NOUN
vegetable
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The supplier of frozen potato products, which counts McDonald’s as its largest customer, has grappled with a drop in restaurant traffic globally.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

A bottle cap or crease in a potato chip bag is fair game.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

In true supper-club fashion, each dinner arrives as a sequence: a relish tray, soup, salad, potato and dessert.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

The judge accepted that Hayes did "join in" on two occasions by using the word potato or the potato emoji in messages, but that she did it to "fit in" and "make it seem OK".

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

A rush potato basket lay on its side, empty.

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