grill
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The statement was the first chance for Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch to grill Burnham on defence spending following headlines on the issue over the summer.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Blanket beside blanket, grill beside grill, body beside body, fire beside fire.
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
Quick, I lift it off the grill before it burns.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The prime minister told reporters single-use grills had been behind a number of recent blazes and people should not be using them "at this moment in time".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
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
He cooks the players omelets before important matches and grills steaks after huge wins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
Uncles in aprons start up the grills, and delicious smells waft through.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
Most items cost between $9 and $15 but some, such as a grilled cheese sandwich, can be found for as little as $2.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
I order my tacos with avocado, a side of cebollitas asadas — bulb onions grilled until tender and charred — and a large jamaica.
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
South Korea's national police chief was grilled by lawmakers at an emergency National Assembly hearing on Monday, during which he admitted that "there is a fault in the system".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
I wasn’t a grilled cheese sandwich, after all.
From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
The trailer then cuts to Fielder grilling Evans about whether he was afraid of being scammed, considering that he comes from a rich family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Owen gets a grilling, which leads to worldwide disparagement on TikTok.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Facing his last weekly grilling from MPs in parliament, Starmer said he wanted to see the next leader of his centre-left Labour party succeed.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 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
The delicious smell of grilling burgers marches through her heater vents.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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