pluck
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Its chief executive Phil Pluck said the fee would have to be passed on to "either the EU importer, the smaller UK retailer, or the UK consumer".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2024
Pluck nearly any cell from your body, and you should see the same DNA as you would in any other cell.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2023
Pluck a couple of California bay laurel leaves and stir those into a pasta dish for a few minutes, then remove and serve.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2020
Pluck off one or two of the fried sage leaves to eat whole, then toss it all together to enrich with the lovely glob of ricotta.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2019
All the fair maidens about him shall cluster, Pluck the white feathers from bonnet and fan, Make him a plume like a turkey-wing duster— That is the crest for the sweet little man.
From Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields by Edmonds, S. Emma E.
Vocabulary lists containing pluck
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" by W.B. Yeats
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The Magician's Nephew
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