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bacon

[bay-kuhn] / ˈbeɪ kən /


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In the late 1890s, John Harvey Kellogg, the director of a Seventh-day Adventist sanitarium in Battle Creek, Mich., wanted a vegetarian breakfast alternative to the bacon and eggs his clients were accustomed to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The front page of the Daily Star is dedicated to a confession from Declan Donnelly, who said he once forgot to pay for an egg and bacon sandwich from Marks & Spencer.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

After the last plate was served up on Sunday — eggs over easy with a side of bacon — an emotional Wong-Young embraced her mother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

“And he said, ‘Waking up, not to an alarm clock, and not having to go in and cook bacon and just being able to have a cup of coffee at home and cook for myself.’”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

If the bacon grease was gone, Hanako would...something....She sobbed more.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata




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