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beef

[beef] / bif /




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Bonta’s beef was that the substance of the nascent negotiations appeared in newspaper articles despite both sides agreeing to hold confidential talks, Bonta said, adding that crossed the line.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

But in the latter half of the 20th century, new research about the dangers of cholesterol and fat in beef began to shift consumer tides toward leaner proteins.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

He said exporters had committed to selling the beef at 25% below current market prices.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

To keep up with the portions of protein her customers order, Singletary, who opened Urban Comfort Foods in October, has switched to a different distributor for beef and lamb.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Rice, oatmeal, dehydrated potatoes, canned roast beef, gingersnap cookies, sugar, coffee, and chocolate were some of the items packed in watertight tin containers.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

In the history of musical beefs, some cuts reign supreme.

From Salon May 16, 2026

American business and Silicon Valley, in particular, are littered with classic beefs fueled by ambition, greed and green-eyed jealousy: the late Steve Jobs vs.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 7, 2026

You may not typically think of WordPress, the blogging platform turned ubiquitous content management system, as a workplace rife with corporate drama, or as an instigator of petty public beefs.

From Slate Oct. 11, 2024

Drake had other beefs with other performers, like Meek Mill in 2015, and most infamously Pusha T in 2018, where the latter rapper dropped “The Story of Adidon,” revealing Drake is a father.

From Seattle Times May 7, 2024

In my lunch group, we dissected whatever had gone on that morning at school, any beefs we had with teachers, any assignments that struck us as useless.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

But Bessent’s image of immigrants smuggling their infected beeves across the border is transparent fantasy.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2025

He described it as “a few hundred acres of dirt, some clusters of old barns and outbuildings… a few beeves and hogs or a flock of sheep.”

From Salon Oct. 18, 2012

At that, 50,000 people applauded, fell upon 1.000 barbecued beeves, 130,000 foot-long sandwiches, downed gallons of lemonade.

From Time Magazine Archive

But angry words, as Bowles well knows, bring few beeves to market.

From Time Magazine Archive

But if you raid the beeves, I see destruction for ship and crew.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

Or three letters for “Rapper who famously beefed with Jay-Z”? Try your hand at today’s crossword!

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

To what extent will the No 10 operation be beefed up, and how much clout will No 10 North, Burnham's office in Manchester, have?

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

He himself lives in London, where Cohere recently beefed up its offices.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

BlackRock reported $9 billion of net inflows in private markets, where it has recently beefed up capabilities with a series of acquisitions.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

This tally of instruments, occasionally beefed up by timpani and trumpets, was the template for the classical orchestra as used by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and their contemporaries.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Takaichi has also accelerated a beefing up of Japan's military capabilities as its sheds its strict pacifist stance in place since the war.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

LinkedIn says it is beefing up scam-detection efforts but can’t catch everything.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

His remarks come amid Germany beefing up its military capacity in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

From Barron's May 16, 2026

“I will continue to do the work on beefing up the system, so you can call 911 and have the right team respond,” she told an audience last month.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

It’s not that he was beefing with our father or that they didn’t get along—I take that back.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds




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