lettuce
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Foot traffic for El Pollo Loco also saw a boost following the cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to lettuce served at Taco Bell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Burgers are available, with accompanying plastic bags that include lettuce, tomato, and pickle, to allow attendees to individually dress their sandwiches.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
Yet, the return of calm masks a new sense of unease among the residents of this agricultural region -- one of the country’s primary producers of lettuce and other vegetables.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Still, it is an extraordinary distance to travel from wondering whether the lettuce in your taco is safe to wondering who has the ear of the White House.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
Mami is standing by the kitchen window, chopping lettuce and talking with her brothers on the phone.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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
For a fall harvest beginning in early September, opt for fast-growing greens like lettuces, arugula, mesclun mixes, maché, chard, spinach and radishes or herbs like cilantro and parsley.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
Liyana could see the old man, Abu Hamra, pushing his cart of lettuces and cabbages up to the crossroads where he sat with it.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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