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hamburger

[ham-bur-ger] / ˈhæmˌbɜr gər /


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On Monday, Regis said, he briefly walked away from his hamburger when a worker called out to him.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The best documented, however, are that of an American airline pilot who died hours after eating a hamburger in 2024, and Jeremy's.

From BBC Jul. 20, 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 average cost for a pound of ground hamburger rose to $6.725 a pound through May, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis—a 13% increase.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

“Another hamburger for the scoreboard. It’s been too long.”

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

Spend enough years standing behind pyramids of hamburgers, posing at fry stations and inserting yourself into the iconography of American restaurant chains, and eventually the props begin to accrue meanings of their own.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

Some customers are leaving vegetables off hamburgers and sandwiches, but people are still ordering salads.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Toward that end, Pulisic is about to become omnipresent, pitching shoes, sports drinks, beer, hamburgers, yogurt and crackers, among other things, during the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

When that man brought him to a fast-food restaurant and ordered hamburgers, Ahmad remembered, “I told him, ‘I don’t eat pork.’

From Slate Apr. 19, 2026

We didn’t even have hot dogs and hamburgers at lunch—we had Fire Dogs and Smokey Burgers.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson




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