chop
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He estimated there was maybe a 4-foot wind chop and said smaller vessels out in the water fared fine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Directions Roughly chop or lightly crush some of the capers with the side of a fork, leaving plenty whole for texture.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
“Its structure is ideal for the age of TikTok in that you can easily chop it up into little pieces.”
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
“I always think the bigger prize is horizontal drilling, but there’s a lot of wood to chop there,” he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
“And you shouldn’t try to chop yours in half.”
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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
Natalia leaves out healthy finger food, like chopped peppers and apples, for her children to pick at.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
A majority of products on the company’s recall list are items sold to restaurants and retailers including chopped lettuce, shredded lettuce, blends of iceberg and romaine lettuce, and salad mixes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Cubes of sharp white cheddar bring that unmistakable Midwestern deli-counter energy, while chopped cucumber, snap peas, shaved celery and scallions keep everything cool and crunchy.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Jessie chopped the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
At one of Snabbit's training hubs in the southern tech hub of Bengaluru, workers rehearse tasks such as chopping vegetables against the clock.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
"Those who remain know that one day they will be on the chopping block," says Prefontaine.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
This is a dinner built for the evenings when the very idea of chopping an onion feels like one task too many.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
At almost every stage of childhood development, he notes, programs aimed at preserving or enhancing children’s health have gone on the chopping block.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Then Pa put the roof back again, climbed down the ladder, and said to Laura: “Run over to the chopping block and fetch me some of those green hickory chips—new, clean, white ones.”
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
