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lettuce

[let-is] / ˈlɛt ɪs /




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Michigan health officials now believe that most people got sick in late June or early July, and that the contaminated lettuce is no longer available.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

During Sweetgreen’s earnings call, CEO Jonathan Neman said that the chain did not use iceberg lettuce in any of its menu items.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

OK, before I let you go, is there any PSA you want to give folks right now about whether they should be consuming lettuce?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Plus, America’s lettuce crisis has shoppers ditching supermarkets for farmers markets—for now.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

He tore off a tiny piece of lettuce and pushed it through the wires of my cage.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

Crisp-head lettuces have their place — I love them on summer sandwiches destined to be eaten immediately — but given enough time, crunch becomes limpness.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

These are farm labourers who help to harvest lettuces, cauliflowers, spinach and beans.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2025

Nowadays in the early mornings, farmers — many of them descendants of Xochimilco’s original inhabitants — can be seen loading canoes with lettuces and flowers grown in the rich sediments dredged from the canals.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2023

I always have a ton of bell peppers, chilies and lettuces.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2023

I decided to go instead with a simple salad of lettuces from my garden.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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