grill
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But things are about to get a lot tougher, with MPs finally getting a chance to grill the new PM when he makes a statement to Parliament on his priorities as PM.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
A whole fish split open direct from the grill.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Instead, I use multiple electric fans to create a cross breeze, often sticking my sweaty, flushed face directly in front of the fan grill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Rare is the suburban grill chef who doesn’t keep an instant-read thermometer in his apron pocket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
We had an electric stove, and on the rare occasions when we ate by candlelight, my mother fit them, and when the charcoal grill was to be lit, my dad did that.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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Hunched over sizzling grills and shrouded in smoke, trainees at the Yueyang Barbecue Academy in southern China roast skewer after skewer of succulent beef tendon, perfecting the skills that could land them a restaurant job.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
This July 4, millions of Americans will fire up their grills and cook plenty of burgers and steaks.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Gas grills heat up faster than charcoal and are easier to control, but they sacrifice some of the smoky flavor that makes live-fire cooking so distinctive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
She said the grills had worked as a deterrent, not only stopping drinkers from damaging her windows, but also preventing them from sitting on her window sills and putting their glasses on them.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Madame Rubenstein grills me on the guts of the piece every time she shows up.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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The rest of the menu runs the seafood gamut, from grilled whole branzino to New England seafood sauté, along with a smaller selection of steaks.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Main streets were lined with food stalls—pulled pork, pancakes, grilled corn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
When television journalist Barbara Walters grilled Parton about her looks in a 1977 segment - asking if the singer was a joke - the interviewer arguably met her match.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
We would loiter, mostly, and eat the shredded beef nachos that I still think about to this day while the plastic of our high-top Converse grilled on the scalding asphalt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
They’d gotten into canoes in the morning, and fished and swum and pitched tents and grilled hot dogs.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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With prices for other types of beef at record highs, Wagyu has a better value proposition—and with grilling at its late-summer peak and tailgate season ahead, there are many opportunities to try it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
"Don't worry about the dog, just answer the question," replied journalist Sarah Ferguson, who was grilling Joyce on his party leader Pauline Hanson's recent meeting with far-right British figurehead Tommy Robinson.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Rapport matters, and if you don’t have confidence in this guy when you are done politely grilling him like a hamburger on the Fourth of July, move on to someone who does.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Manchester Farms’ butterflied quail is another fun protein to add to your grilling repertoire.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
A few days earlier, Bunny had been grilling me about where I’d gone to prep school.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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