carrot
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A staff member trims the wicks on a pair of carrot birthday candles, $22.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
"We know our soil is not as nutrient dense as it was decades ago - so a carrot in the 1950s will be far more nutrient-rich than a 2026 carrot."
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
“The carrot is extremely powerful and extremely important to them if they don’t want to face another January uprising in Iran,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
So the money can be both carrot and stick.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
“Should we split up the list? I can make the beef stew and the cheesecake. Do you want to do the roasted vegetables and carrot cake?”
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
The 8-year-old boy brought the wildlife camera he’d received for his birthday—and a bag of carrots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Jegede said most root vegetables like potatoes and carrots, along with any fruit that has an outer layer, can be washed to remove potential contaminants, even if they were covered in ash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Apples, carrots, cooked broccoli and pears contain 80% to 89% water, as do oranges, grapes and pineapple.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
They’re vegetarians: They eat grass, alfalfa, cassava, sweet potato, carrots, beets, and, at the zoo, a commercial feed.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Maybe Belle can have carrots mixed with hay?
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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