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pretzel

[pret-suhl] / ˈprɛt səl /
NOUN
cracker
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Chasing the oat-bran health trend with an oat-bran pretzel was a flop.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Shreiber’s son, Lindsay, said it wasn’t that his father had a particular fondness for the soft pretzel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

One more food-service-related question: You’re at the mall, you want a pretzel.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

Even if the free pizza was gone, attendees were still lining up for pretzel bites and beer cheese.

From Slate May 20, 2026

Jordan dive-bombed the pretzel bowl and came up with a fistful.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

Head to the grocery store and you’ll find pickle-flavored chips, nuts and pretzels.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

He amped up the experience by mixing in crushed pretzels or Ritz crackers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

It's a mammoth task: The vast majority of the city's 20,500 licensed food carts -- selling pretzels, peanuts and ice cream -- rely on generators to power stoves, freezers and ventilators.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

In Section 533 of Angel Stadium, high above the foul pole in right field, where fans enjoying pretzels and helmet nachos wore Angels caps and Mike Trout shirts, a kindly usher approached.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

So many people in so little space that everyone had to stand up, with nothing to eat but peanuts and pretzels.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen




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