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vegetable

[vej-tuh-buhl, vej-i-tuh-] / ˈvɛdʒ tə bəl, ˈvɛdʒ ɪ tə- /


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World food prices were broadly stable in May, with increases in cereal and sugar offset by declines in vegetable oils and dairy products, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Recently, I stirred a packet into an “odds and ends” vegetable skillet assembled from whatever happened to be lingering in the refrigerator.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Thirty kilometres from the district headquarters, the vegetable market at Atarra was already winding down before most cities had properly woken up.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

As soon as he put on his glasses, Indian vegetable seller Tofan Jena knew daily life would never be the same.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Anya nodded and took her egg out the back door into Widow Medvedeva’s vegetable garden.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack



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