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lettuce

[let-is] / ˈlɛt ɪs /




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“I talked to a guy in the produce department who said customers are starting to ask him about it, and lettuce products in particular are staying on shelves longer than usual.”

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

Taylor Farms is recalling iceberg lettuce that was grown in central Mexico after reports that lettuce may be the cause of the multistate cyclospora outbreak.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Public health officials are investigating a major California-based producer of pre-packaged salads, Taylor Farms, that supplied iceberg lettuce to Taco Bell as a potential source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak, sources have told multiple news outlets.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Federal officials warned against eating shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell in the impacted five states.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

All the lettuce and cheese had been pushed over to the side so it would fit.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

Nowadays in the early mornings, farmers — many of them descendants of Xochimilco’s original inhabitants — can be seen loading canoes with lettuces and flowers grown in the rich sediments dredged from the canals.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2023

These include herbs, lettuces, cucumbers, zucchinis, silverbeets, peas, beans and tomatoes.

From Salon Oct. 26, 2023

I always have a ton of bell peppers, chiles and lettuces.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2023

We grow vegetables and fruit because it’s such a pleasure to step outside and clip lettuces or pluck plums.

From Seattle Times Jul. 15, 2023

His rabbits’ lives were in danger because of Hufsa—to say nothing of all the lettuces and cabbages they were missing.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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