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pickle

[pik-uhl] / ˈpɪk əl /


VERB
preserve fruit or vegetable
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Expanding on his pessimism around the AI trade, Klement told MarketWatch that, in essence, the market put itself into a bit of a capex pickle.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

In Chicago, we have a phrase for what happens to a hot dog after it has been loaded with tomatoes, onions, peppers and pickle: it’s been “dragged through the garden.”

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

For every trending supplement, there is an unprocessed, wholefood alternative – from the anti-inflammatory benefits of turmeric, staving off cramp with pickle juice or consumption of high-nitrate foods like beetroot before competition.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

I like this recipe in particular because if the farmers market has otherwise failed you, there is a decent chance the pickle table has not.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

And that would put her in a pickle.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles

For example, "I love pickles. I know that if I eat too many pickles I'm gonna feel ill."

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

His pickles take three to five days to prepare.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Vance has stayed committed to the diet, often eating eggs, sauerkraut, pickles, blackberries and raspberries for lunch, and beef or lamb with sauerkraut for dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

The pickle juice lingering in a jar long after the pickles are gone.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

Patrick O’Brian, owner of the general store, hustled up next, arms laden with jars of thick green pickles and bottles of Pepsi-Cola.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

Although there’s no indication that Mr. Kidd is pickled in drink, it’s clear that he’s intoxicated with the idea of Oxbridge, the portmanteau that describes the elite world of Oxford and Cambridge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

I took a bite of the buttery Texas toast and the crinkle-cut fries, then dipped them into the creamy, peppery Cane’s Sauce, which tasted something like pickled ranch.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

"We have ham, pickled garlic, tahini, and stinky tofu and liquor. Just below my office is a shop whose speciality is vodka, foie gras and apple in one scoop," says Yan.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Add your chopped veggies, like Persian cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, pickled onions, mini sweet peppers, pepperoncini and Kalamata olives, along with washed and drained canned chickpeas.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

I don’t touch anything sour or pickled, cabbage, fried eggs, or the spicy red sauce.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

Tools are scattered throughout the studio, including a plumber’s torch for melting glass, crockpots for pickling and a dental tool she uses to stamp her logo, VM, short for Verre Modern, onto her ceramics.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

While drying or pickling might preserve its taste, photography best preserves its beauty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

"My life changed just from pickling a cucumber," Maddi Neye-Swift told the BBC as she picked up her award for food creator of the year.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2024

This means you’ll have lots of peppers available for canning, pickling and serving roasted and stuffed to large groups of guests.

From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024

Sadhu nodded his head as if he understood, but Dell felt certain the guy was pickling peppers on his stovetop.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan


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