barbecue
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There is also a custom barbecue palapa with views of the surrounding mountains.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Berkeley police said the long object Shrine pulled from his pocket while following Winograd into her apartment building was believed to be a barbecue lighter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
They’re coaching your child’s soccer team, sitting next to you at a community fundraiser or chatting with you at a neighborhood barbecue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Found along highways across Texas, in the South and as far west as Colorado, Buc-ee’s travel centers are revered for their barbecue, bathrooms and beaver-themed paraphernalia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
When my brother was five, he returned from a church barbecue he'd attended with a friend and announced "Jesus is in my bones."
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Around that time, he took on the role of grill master at the offensive line barbecues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Issuing guidance ahead of the festival, organisers warned that the ground and vegetation remained "extremely dry" and that barbecues and open fires were "not permitted anywhere on site".
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Sample some new snacks: Summer barbecues are rife with potato-chip mediocrity.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Hosted at King Charles III’s private estate in Aberdeenshire, the vacation is normally a time for the wider royal clan to get together, decompress, have barbecues and go hunting, away from the public eye.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Adults cook dinner over bowl-shaped barbecues or chat with neighbors across their low fences.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Frank barbecued ribs in the yard, his mom served birria with rice and beans, and some 50 friends and classmates showed up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
I’ll always prefer Mom’s barbecued chicken, fried chicken and French fries, but I have branched out, trying an array of new, relatively tamer foods, ranging from albacore tuna to zucchini.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Orion wares include 58 tortillas, 43 cups of coffee, barbecued beef brisket and five types of hot sauce.
From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026
The assortment of fried, smothered, pickled or barbecued options guide your steps into the gentlest of food comas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2024
They removed the last of the lamb from the freezer and barbecued on the roof, recounting what they had seen and what they had heard.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
"I can combine barbecuing with my previous work experience, which will be an advantage for me," Xu said after attending a class on editing videos for Douyin -- China's version of TikTok.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
“And my other favorite time is sunset in the upper bedroom or downstairs barbecuing something outdoors. The views really are spectacular.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
There was a picnic scene too, with Prince Philip and the Princess Royal seen barbecuing sausages.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
The rest of the section, which included anodyne listicles about summer activities, barbecuing, and photography, soon attracted additional scrutiny.
From Slate ● May 21, 2025
We'd spend the days swimming, barbecuing, and brainstorming sketch ideas we would later put on video for posterity.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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