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bun

[buhn] / bʌn /


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Price for a caviar hot dog known as the Golden Glizzy, which features crème fraîche, mascarpone, 30 grams of Ossetra caviar and 24-karat edible gold flakes served on a fresh-baked croissant bun.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

It was run by a man in his early 40s with a single gold hoop and a tight gray bun.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

It doesn’t come on a school-issued bun, nor does it come with the staining might of tomato sauce and ground beef.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

I like to make them with sweet bread rolls, like King’s Hawaiian, but any slider bun works perfectly.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

Her hand drifted up to the clip that held her bun in place.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Whether it be Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Gareth Bale or Erling Haaland, football has witnessed some iconic man buns over the years.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

The smell hits first, garlic and char on skewered meat, chiles brushed over buns, oyster sauce mingling with the syrupy edge of black vinegar on sizzling noodles.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

They’re not high-rises, but multi-tier spreads in the mold of seafood towers that instead are loaded with buns, wieners and more.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

There, Xi hosted Trump and his delegation at the Great Hall of the People for a day of meetings and a banquet dinner of Peking duck and pan-fried pork buns.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

Today her hair is in two buns, one on either side of her head.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée




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