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[eg] / ɛg /


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Cheese, a fried egg or whatever last little fridge treasure needs using up can come along for the ride.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

And not just any ostrich — Fiona was the first ostrich Matson acquired when he moved to town, his biggest egg producer and a beloved family pet.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

And it all started with mayonnaise and egg yolks in his mom’s kitchen.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

In one study of women who underwent egg freezing at the University of California, San Francisco, 88 percent described feeling more control over their reproductive planning thanks to the procedure.

From Slate Aug. 29, 2026

Though he was far from convinced that the thing he had bought in the magic shop was really an egg, he was still nervous.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

"We should not be putting all our eggs in one basket in these dangerous times," says renewable energy expert Kushal Gurung, who founded the clean tech firm WindPower Nepal.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

A longtime pet breeder, Matson moved to Newberry Springs about nine years ago to raise ostriches and other exotic animals, selling their chicks and eggs.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

During the first several weeks after the eggs were laid, the embryos appeared to coil only dextrally, meaning to the right, as viewed from head to tail.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

It features whole leaves of romaine lettuce massaged by hand with a dressing of fresh garlic, lime, Worcestershire, soft-poached eggs and Cantabrian anchovies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

“I got three of them. The rottenest eggs in Sassafras Springs.”

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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