virgin
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Pesto is made here with basil, extra virgin olive oil, pine nuts, garlic and grated cheese, all ground to a thick paste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
It is the last plant in the UK producing virgin steel, which is used in major construction projects like buildings and railways.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Results produced using these novel analytical methods provide guidance on the use of recycled plastics over virgin plastics in roadways.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
My favorites are Mina’s Moroccan style sardines in tomato sauce and sardines in extra virgin olive oil with lemon.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Before independence, the Portuguese had a palm-oil plantation here, cleared out of virgin jungle a half-century ago.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Working with mice, the researchers first created four test groups: unstressed virgins, stressed virgins, unstressed mothers and stressed mothers.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
Folklore, particularly in the Muslim world, contains many stories of women who breastfed children other than their own, including tales of virgins doing so without ever having given birth.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2023
Before we start: a wee plot summary for the “Sleepless in Seattle” virgins out there.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Millions of people know what he did this time, but for the benefit of the blessed news cycle virgins who have avoided the latest fracas, here's a brief recap.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2023
Arthur’s were of the pitiful spectacle— the show of an earthly, sinful man, but the best of them, plodding along behind these three supernatural virgins; his doomed, courageous, vain toil.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
