chop
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They also harvest corn, herd sheep, care for cows and chop wood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“It wouldn’t surprise me if we chop around here for another few weeks,” Nelson said in a phone interview.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Prepare the peaches: Peel the peaches, if desired, then remove the pits and roughly chop the fruit.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Sadly, there had been numerous attempts by people to chop their nesting tree down and steal the eggs. I thoroughly enjoyed the task, and it was the start of 60 years of volunteering."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
At dusk I could see the remains of other people’s suppers floating by the window, chicken and pork chop bones, lettuce leaves, breadcrumbs, sometimes noodles.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Some stalks may need to be cooked or finely chopped to make them more palatable, she adds.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Episodes are chopped up into two-minute dopamine hits, with endless cliff-hangers and plot twists to keep viewers tuned in.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
The grill leans into comfort foods and Americana with crab cakes, spinach artichoke dip, a Lucas-favorite chopped salad, jumbo-prawn cocktails, mac and cheese, and pigs in a blanket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Finish: Remove from the heat and stir in the chopped basil.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
But there’s a reason trees are chopped into firewood.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Budget strains in Methuen, a city of about 55,000 near the New Hampshire border, spurred a debate about putting cherished programs like middle-school band and elementary-school science on the chopping block.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
One offers the architectural pleasure of a crunchy tostada tucked inside a warm tortilla; the other, the satisfaction of having arranged to eat vegetables without chopping any.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
As the Mayo Clinic notes, “processing” can include washing, chopping, drying, packaging and a number of other things.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Middle managers are on the chopping block at Uber, Intel, Coinbase and other companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Maddy motions to Sara, who’s chopping herbs at our station.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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