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broccoli

[brok-uh-lee, brok-lee] / ˈbrɒk ə li, ˈbrɒk li /


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About three-fourths of the water that’s taken out is used for agriculture, growing alfalfa for cattle as well as lettuce, broccoli and other crops.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

That small revelation — broccoli in hand, phone glowing red — gets at the gap Goldner says he built the app to address.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

"I'm trying not to make a big deal of it. Even though they don't eat it, I always put the broccoli on the plate so that they're seeing it."

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Benedette Hardwick, the owner of the Red B Restaurant in Idabel, Okla., said the restaurant had temporarily stopped serving things like kale, parsley, green onion, raw broccoli, spinach and cilantro.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

"And his broccoli nose? And my dad's old boots?"

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene




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