cob
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“He had a piece of space with wet cement so he just put the corn cob in there. And I just love the kind of freedom to make the piece. Anything can go in there.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Serve them with grilled Caesar salad, corn on the cob and something bright and fresh alongside.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Pedersen broke down her options while sitting on a pinkish firepit and curved bench made from cob.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
Squash is the standout in this chowder, which is surprising because it is paired with freshly shucked, cut from the cob, absolutely divine, sweet corn.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
They roasted the sweetcom in the husk that night, turning the ears with long forked sticks, and ate it hot right off the cob.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
It looks like charcoal, but the black briquettes are actually made from plant waste: millet and sesame stalks, palm fronds and cobs.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
The cobs of corn she's harvesting are so abundant and the plants so tall, she's almost lost in a sea of maize.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
I learned that the distillery makes its bourbon from local Jimmy Red corn, which was two cobs away from extinction before High Wire rescued it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Above, a large skylight is adorned with hundreds of suspended corn cobs, their illuminated forms offering one of the few sources of light in the dark and moody, monochromatic space.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2024
Mangelsdorf worked with MacNeish and classified the 23,607 ancient maize cobs.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
