chop
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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
She had worked all her life; even as a small child, her school year was abbreviated so she could chop cotton for a few months on the plantation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
“I had to prop myself against this foam spike in front of my colleagues and friends, and then have Winona come up and chop my head off, which was incredible,” Bower says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 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
Once a soup was in the making, Nokomis left Angeline to stir and called Omakayas to come along and help chop taps to open the maples.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
The then England skipper scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot, after Owen was chopped down by Mauricio Pochettino - yes, that one.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Smash burgers and chopped cheese sandwiches made from prime Angus beef.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
First, make the filling by melting butter in a large saucepan over medium heat and cooking chopped onions.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
Trees can only be chopped down when bats aren’t nesting—i.e., from November to March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
As the family settled down, Gul Khan’s teenage son brought a starter salad to their table, along with glasses of dogh, a yogurt drink filled with chopped cucumbers and mint.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
This latest chopping and changing over whether they are coming won't have helped that cause of reconciliation.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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
Employees’ weight-loss drugs are next on the corporate chopping block.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
The next day, the camaradas began chopping down two trees.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
