nugget
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"He didn't really go any further into it, he just put a seed in the back of your mind and just gave you that little nugget."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
How Whirlpool’s decision to abandon global markets backfired when the U.S. entered a housing slump—and why it’s now betting on chewable nugget ice to lead a turnaround.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“That,” the Chicago Cubs’ star said, “is a cool nugget I’ll always keep with me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
They include a nugget from the California gold rush; an 1879 lightbulb by Thomas Edison; a mainframe component from ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic computer that was built in 1946 and weighed 30 tons.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
The knot in my chest eased as we fell into the familiar rhythm of discussing books and planning our conquest of ATO for later, but a nugget of discomfort stayed with me.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Women are recruited to wash away the mud to reveal the nuggets of the precious metal, conceded Jacqueline Djangone, the head of the village women's association.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Hanan takes my son's chicken nuggets as an example.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
But now, I seriously doubted anyone was going to hand me a bronze statue for the way I yelled at my kids for not finishing their chicken nuggets.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Caviar and Champagne is giving way to caviar and chicken nuggets as cheap options expand the market to mainstream consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
What could be easier than to drop a pinch of gold dust, a few nuggets, into a wineskin instead of into the washing vats?
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
