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fry

[frahy] / fraɪ /
VERB
cook in hot oil
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Its protein could feed a chicken or a pig, its oil could fry French fries or propel a truck, and its lecithin could emulsify chocolate or mayonnaise.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

"I've also got a big shipment of herring which is a wonderful and a very traditional Shetland fish to fry."

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Salmon also suffered, partly because drought had affected inland rivers, where Chinook and Coho migrate to spawn, eggs hatch, and salmon fry swim back downstream to the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Miscommunications between adapter and charger can fry the device or even spark fires, warns Michael Pecht, a mechanical-engineering professor at the University of Maryland.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

I’d never met a person who really had skin like that, one of those people who fry at the beach—honest!

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

My B story here would be getting a single cheeseburger with french fries at the Win-Dow.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Twenty-three years later, the fries are French again.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Munching on French fries in a West Hollywood restaurant, the two displayed a palpable warmth toward each other that mirrored their onscreen relationship.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

French fries are cooked in beef tallow instead of vegetable oil.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

That’s when Ms. Lena serves her famous fried catfish and Cajun fries.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Served on corn tortillas with diced onions and cilantro, the pork is juicy but fried until crisp around the edges and packed with flavor.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

Thai food greeted Navarrete at the office — red curry, fried rice, drunken noodles.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

When the Filipino company, famous for fried chicken, burgers and spaghetti, first announced the spinoff plan in January, it had said it was considering listing the international business on a U.S. securities exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

"We have jerk pork, we have rice and peas, we have jerk chicken, curry goat, stewed chicken, fried dumpling and plantain," she said.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

I dreamed last night that you came here to Chicago, and we rode my mule, Whiskey, past Potter Palmer’s emporium and ate fried bread on Lake Street.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

If you heat up food—by frying it in a pan, for example—it will usually form some amount of acrylamide without adding any other ingredients at all.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

"It's like he's being taken out of the frying pan and into the fryer," he said.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

It appeared as cooking oil, frying fat, shortening, salad dressing, mayonnaise and an inconspicuous ingredient in packaged foods.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

But luckily, we’re not deep frying in this recipe—only an inch or so of oil is needed to turn lightly battered, julienned zucchini into crispy fries.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

But up the stairs came the smell of bacon frying already, and when she almost fell downstairs, the kitchen was bright and full of laughter.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen




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