fry
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Unlike a McNugget or a chicken fry, both of which are primarily taut pieces of dry stuff that exist as vehicles for sauce, the Cane’s version is obviously and unmistakably chicken.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Salmon also suffered, partly because drought had affected inland rivers, where Chinook and Coho migrate to spawn, eggs hatch, and salmon fry swim back downstream to the ocean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
"They like green beans but not by themselves, so we just fry them in a little bit of butter and dip in breadcrumbs. The same with cauliflower and lots of other vegetables," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Miscommunications between adapter and charger can fry the device or even spark fires, warns Michael Pecht, a mechanical-engineering professor at the University of Maryland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Turns out that when you fry a piece of bologna in butter, it goes from a flat piece to a bowl shape.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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Twenty-three years later, the fries are French again.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
After Mitchell offered samples of the tallow-cooked fries last year, diners started coming back for them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The DJ was silhouetted by a large window display of a gigantic, human-sized plastic re-creation of Raising Cane’s chicken tenders and crinkle-cut fries being dipped into a tub of Cane’s Sauce.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
We might get an order of Parmesan fries or have a fish moment like crudo or a fish taco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Fadi looked at his budgeted options—cheeseburger minis with French fries or something called a “bean and cheese burrito.”
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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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
In Italy, zucchini is among the fried goodies that often start a meal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
One of the boys also hands over a Mars Bar to be deep fried - a Scottish chippy delicacy.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Thai food greeted Navarrete at the office — red curry, fried rice, drunken noodles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
We leave the donut dough to rise as Dad eats his favorite Hanukkah dish, fried eggs and leftover latkes.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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But luckily, we’re not deep frying in this recipe—only an inch or so of oil is needed to turn lightly battered, julienned zucchini into crispy fries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
I usually prepare the batter just before frying because it comes together so easily—you just whisk the flour with lukewarm water and the egg whites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Across the experiments and simulations, microwave frying caused moisture to leave the potatoes more quickly.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Otherwise you’re just railing in impotent fury at the companies frying the planet.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Then he flicked on the TV to catch the latest news on the disaster, keeping one eye on the hot dogs he was frying and one eye out for Nunu.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
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