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chop

[chop] / tʃɒp /


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Ali wore the red sequin chador in 15 cities, including at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris in 2015, where, during a 12-hour performance, she threatened to chop off 99 baguettes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

I set up my cutting board at the bar in front of the television, clean and chop everything, then stash it in labeled deli tubs.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

They also harvest corn, herd sheep, care for cows and chop wood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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

Violet looked around the small, scraggly yard, in which she had not been since she and Klaus had been forced to chop wood.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

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

The 26-year-old, who took a career-best 6-55 in the first innings, bowled Jake Weatherald for 0 and Travis Head for 17 as both players chopped on to their stumps.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

But this week, in the region known as America’s Salad Bowl, around 300,000 pounds of his romaine hearts were chopped and plowed back into the soil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

He chopped the edge of one hand against the palm of the other, answering his own question before Anya or Håkon could.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

The user is shown devoting her free time to chopping vegetables for said party.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

They also do farmwork, like harvesting corn, herding sheep, caring for cows and chopping wood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

What do you find yourself chopping at the same time, over and over?

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

The competition, which Hayward has been hosting since 1960, brings people from across America and around the world together to showcase their skills in everything from logrolling, chopping and sawing to speed climbing.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

She chopped the meat fine with her chopping knife in the wooden bowl, she seasoned it with pepper and salt and spices.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder




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